Estimates of primary production sources to Arctic bivalves using amino acid stable carbon isotope fingerprinting

• Main Author: Rowe, Audrey G.
• Other Authors: Wooller, Matthew, Iken, Katrin, O'Brien, Diane
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: macoma; astartidae; Chukchi Sea; Arctic regions; bivalves; benthic animals; phytoplankton; marine bacteria; productivity; primary productivity; amino acids; Arctic; Fairbanks; Hanna Shoal; Chukchi; ice algae; Phytoplankton; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10338

Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018 Benthic invertebrates are a crucial trophic link in Arctic marine food webs. However, estimates of the contribution of primary production sources sustaining these organisms are not well characterized. Potential sources could include sinking particul...