Distribution of Arctic Marine Isopods of the Mesidotea (= Saduria) Complex in Relation to Depth, Temperature, and Salinity in the Southern Beaufort Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Percy, J.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
• Subjects: Estuarine ecology; Isopoda; Canadian Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie Estuary; N.W.T./Yukon; Mackenzie River; N.W.T; Arctic; Mer de Beaufort; Yukon; Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65340

Three benthic isopods of the Mesidotea (= Saduria) complex are common in the coastal waters of the southern Beaufort Sea. Their relative distribution in relation to water depth, temperature, and salinity was studied by means of 146 trawl, grab, and trap samples. Mesidotea entomon is restricted to th...