Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea
Infaunal and epifaunal mollusks of the northeastern Chukchi Sea were sampled and 139 molluscan taxa were identified. The pattern of spatial distribution of molluscan species was determined by cluster analysis, which resulted in six infaunal and five epifaunal station groups. Species characterizing v...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64340 2023-05-15T14:19:10+02:00 Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea Feder, Howard M. Foster, Nora R. Jewett, Stephen C. Weingartner, Thomas J. Baxter, Rae 1994-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64340 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64340/48275 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64340 ARCTIC; Vol. 47 No. 2 (1994): June: 109–205; 145-163 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Animal food Animal population Bottom sediments Chemical properties Marine ecology Mollusks Oceanography Polynyas Predation Salinity Seals (Animals) Submarine topography Walruses Biomass Chukchi Sea info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1994 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:32Z Infaunal and epifaunal mollusks of the northeastern Chukchi Sea were sampled and 139 molluscan taxa were identified. The pattern of spatial distribution of molluscan species was determined by cluster analysis, which resulted in six infaunal and five epifaunal station groups. Species characterizing various faunal groups are defined. Stepwise multiple discriminant analysis was applied to correlate benthic biological associations with environmental variables. Delineation of infaunal groups was mainly due to percentage of sand and bottom salinity, while epifaunal groups were separated by percent gravel and bottom temperature. An increase in abundance and biomass of infaunal mollusks occurred adjacent to and north and northwest of an identified bottom front between the Bering Shelf and Resident Chukchi Water and Alaska Coastal Water. Epifaunal molluscan abundance and biomass were highest near the coast. Mollusks, especially smaller species and the juvenile stages of larger species, represent a food resource for bottom-feeding predators in the study area.Key words: Chukchi Sea, mollusk, benthic, infauna, epifauna, bottom front, bottom-feeding predators, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis On a fait un échantillonnage des mollusques de l'endofaune et de l'épifaune du nord-est de la mer des Tchouktches et on a identifié 139 taxons de mollusques. On a déterminé le schéma de répartition géographique des espèces de mollusques au moyen d'une analyse typologique, qui a donné six groupes de stations dans l'endofaune et cinq dans l'épifaune. On définit des espèces caractéristiques des divers groupes fauniques. On a appliqué une analyse discriminante multiple séquentielle pour corréler les associations biologiques du benthos aux variables de l'environnement. La délimitation des groupes de l'endofaune était due en grande partie au taux de sable et de salinité au fond, tandis que les groupes de l'épifaune étaient répartis en fonction du taux de gravier et de température au fond. Une augmentation dans la quantité et la biomasse des mollusques de l'endofaune apparaissait près du nord et du nord-ouest d'un front de fond compris entre le plateau continental, les eaux non brassées de la mer des Tchouktches et les eaux côtières de l'Alaska. C'est près de la côte qu'on retrouvait l'abondance et la biomasse maximales des mollusques de l'épifaune. Les mollusques, surtout ceux des petites espèces et ceux des grandes espèces qui étaient au stade juvénile, représentaient une source alimentaire pour les prédateurs benthiques vivant dans la zone d'étude.Mots clés : mer des Tchouktches, mollusque, benthique, enfofaune, épifaune, front au fond, prédateurs benthiques, analyse typologique, analyse discriminante Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea Mer des Tchouktches Tchouktche* Alaska walrus* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Bering Shelf ENVELOPE(-170.783,-170.783,60.128,60.128) Chukchi Sea Gravier ENVELOPE(-67.350,-67.350,-67.217,-67.217) Le Plateau ENVELOPE(70.250,70.250,-49.350,-49.350) ARCTIC 47 2 |
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Animal distribution Animal food Animal population Bottom sediments Chemical properties Marine ecology Mollusks Oceanography Polynyas Predation Salinity Seals (Animals) Submarine topography Walruses Biomass Chukchi Sea Feder, Howard M. Foster, Nora R. Jewett, Stephen C. Weingartner, Thomas J. Baxter, Rae Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea |
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Infaunal and epifaunal mollusks of the northeastern Chukchi Sea were sampled and 139 molluscan taxa were identified. The pattern of spatial distribution of molluscan species was determined by cluster analysis, which resulted in six infaunal and five epifaunal station groups. Species characterizing various faunal groups are defined. Stepwise multiple discriminant analysis was applied to correlate benthic biological associations with environmental variables. Delineation of infaunal groups was mainly due to percentage of sand and bottom salinity, while epifaunal groups were separated by percent gravel and bottom temperature. An increase in abundance and biomass of infaunal mollusks occurred adjacent to and north and northwest of an identified bottom front between the Bering Shelf and Resident Chukchi Water and Alaska Coastal Water. Epifaunal molluscan abundance and biomass were highest near the coast. Mollusks, especially smaller species and the juvenile stages of larger species, represent a food resource for bottom-feeding predators in the study area.Key words: Chukchi Sea, mollusk, benthic, infauna, epifauna, bottom front, bottom-feeding predators, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis On a fait un échantillonnage des mollusques de l'endofaune et de l'épifaune du nord-est de la mer des Tchouktches et on a identifié 139 taxons de mollusques. On a déterminé le schéma de répartition géographique des espèces de mollusques au moyen d'une analyse typologique, qui a donné six groupes de stations dans l'endofaune et cinq dans l'épifaune. On définit des espèces caractéristiques des divers groupes fauniques. On a appliqué une analyse discriminante multiple séquentielle pour corréler les associations biologiques du benthos aux variables de l'environnement. La délimitation des groupes de l'endofaune était due en grande partie au taux de sable et de salinité au fond, tandis que les groupes de l'épifaune étaient répartis en fonction du taux de gravier et de température au fond. Une augmentation dans la quantité et la biomasse des mollusques de l'endofaune apparaissait près du nord et du nord-ouest d'un front de fond compris entre le plateau continental, les eaux non brassées de la mer des Tchouktches et les eaux côtières de l'Alaska. C'est près de la côte qu'on retrouvait l'abondance et la biomasse maximales des mollusques de l'épifaune. Les mollusques, surtout ceux des petites espèces et ceux des grandes espèces qui étaient au stade juvénile, représentaient une source alimentaire pour les prédateurs benthiques vivant dans la zone d'étude.Mots clés : mer des Tchouktches, mollusque, benthique, enfofaune, épifaune, front au fond, prédateurs benthiques, analyse typologique, analyse discriminante |
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Feder, Howard M. Foster, Nora R. Jewett, Stephen C. Weingartner, Thomas J. Baxter, Rae |
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Feder, Howard M. Foster, Nora R. Jewett, Stephen C. Weingartner, Thomas J. Baxter, Rae |
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Feder, Howard M. |
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Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea |
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Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea |
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Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea |
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Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea |
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Mollusks in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea |
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mollusks in the northeastern chukchi sea |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea Mer des Tchouktches Tchouktche* Alaska walrus* |
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Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea Mer des Tchouktches Tchouktche* Alaska walrus* |
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