The structure of an arctic shallow water benthic community : effects of ice gouging

• Main Author: Braun, Gary Michael
• Other Authors: Carey, Andrew G., Boucot, A. J., Taghon, Gary, College of Oceanography, Oregon State University. Graduate School
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English; unknown
• Published: Oregon State University
• Subjects: Benthos > Beaufort Sea; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5999n601r

The shallow water benthic habitat of the SW Beaufort Sea is frequently gouged by the keels of ice pressure ridges. This natural physical disturbance was hypothesized to be an important factor affecting the structure of the benthic community. Smith-McIntyre grab samples were taken from three discrete...