The Boulder Patch (North Alaska, Beaufort Sea) and its Benthic Algal Flora

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Wilce, R.T., Dunton, K.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2014
• Subjects: Boulder Patch; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Arctic benthic algae; Arctic phytogeography; mer de Beaufort alaskienne; algues benthiques de l’Arctique; phytogéographie de l’Arctique; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Brunes; Galets; Mer de Beaufort; Pacific; Arctique*; Beaufort Sea; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic; Subarctic; subarctique*; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67405

We describe the benthic algal flora within the Boulder Patch, a unique and relatively isolated assemblage of cobbles and boulders in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, on the basis of a compilation of opportunistic in situ collections made from 1977 to 2006. The Boulder Patch is a shallow (4–7 m) High Arctic...