Abundance, vertical distribution, and community structure of benthic prokaryotes from permanently cold marine sediments (Svalbard, Arctic Ocean)

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Sahm, K., Berninger, U.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Norway; Svalbard; Tromso; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-42D9-C; http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-42DB-A

A detailed investigation of the benthic prokaryotic community from 3 permanently cold stations near Svalbard (Arctic Ocean) and 1 site near Tromso (northern Norway) was conducted. Prokaryotic abundances, determined by DAPI-staining, were in the range of ca 2 x 10(8) to 4 x 10(9) cells cm(-3) wet sed...