Ice algae vs. phytoplankton : resource utilization by Arctic deep sea macroinfauna revealed through isotope labelling experiments

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Mäkelä, Anni, Witte, Ursula, Archambault, Philippe
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), University of Aberdeen.The North, University of Aberdeen.Energy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: SDG 13 - Climate Action; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Climate change; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; C uptake; N uptake; Feeding experiment; Benthic; Macrofauna; QH301 Biology; QH301; Arctic; Arctic Archipelago; ArcticNet; ice algae; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8744; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12157

We would like to thank the officers and crew of CCGS ‘Amundsen’ and the ArcticNet scientific and technical personnel for support onboard. We would also like to thank C. Grant (ISMER) and G. Kazanidis (University of Aberdeen) for field assistance, ArcticNet 2013 cruise CTD operators and L. Tréau de Coeli and L. de Montety (ISMER) for macrofauna identification help. Additional thanks go to V. Johnston (University of Aberdeen) for general lab assistance and K. Chalut (ISMER) for sample preparation help. Work was supported by University of Aberdeen The North theme funding for A.M., Natural Environment Research Council ArcDEEP project grant NE/J023094 awarded to U.W. and ArcticNet and Green Edge funding to P.A. Peer reviewed