The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs

Both Antarctic and Arctic sympagic meiofauna investigated in this study included taxa new to sea ice. Diversity, abundance and biomass of metazoan meiofauna were significantly higher in a perennially than in a seasonally ice-covered Antarctic region. Brackish meltponds on Arctic sea ice hosted vario...

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Main Author: Kramer, Maike
Other Authors: Werner, Iris, Sommer, Ulrich
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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description Both Antarctic and Arctic sympagic meiofauna investigated in this study included taxa new to sea ice. Diversity, abundance and biomass of metazoan meiofauna were significantly higher in a perennially than in a seasonally ice-covered Antarctic region. Brackish meltponds on Arctic sea ice hosted various proto- and metazoans. Stable isotope and fatty acid analyses combined with grazing and predation experiments showed that most metazoan meiofauna prey on ciliates and some even on metazoans. Many of them supplement their diets with algae, bacteria and detritus. A few meiofauna taxa are mainly herbivorous, but can additionally prey on ciliates or nauplii. Ingestion rates were influenced by food density (functional response) and predator density (competition). Grazing rates and the derived grazing impact of the meiofauna community were generally low. Predation rates, in contrast, were very high in some taxa, and the derived predation impact of the meiofauna community was accordingly high. Die hier untersuchte sympagische Meiofauna der Antarktis und Arktis umfasste einige neue Meereis-Taxa. In einem ganzjährig eisbedeckten antarktischen Gebiet waren Diversität, Abundanz und Biomasse der Metazoen-Meiofauna signifikant höher als in einem saisonal eisbedeckten. Brackige Schmelztümpel auf arktischem Meereis beherbergten etliche Proto- und Metazoen. Analysen stabiler Isotope und Fettsäuren, Grazing- und Prädationsexperimente belegten, dass sich ein Großteil der Metazoen-Meiofauna räuberisch von Ciliaten und teils sogar von Metazoen ernährt. Häufig ergänzt sie ihre Nahrung mit Algen, Bakterien und Detritus. Wenige Meiofauna-Taxa sind vorrangig herbivor, können sich aber zusätzlich von Ciliaten oder Nauplien ernähren. Die Ingestionsraten wurden durch Futter- und Räuberdichte beeinflusst. Die Grazingraten und der abgeleitete Grazingdruck der Meiofauna-Gemeinschaft waren im Allgemeinen niedrig. Die Prädationsraten und der abgeleitete Prädationsdruck hingegen waren teils sehr hoch.
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spelling ftunivkiel:oai:macau.uni-kiel.de:diss_mods_00006353 2025-01-16T19:35:55+00:00 The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs Die Rolle sympagischer Meiofauna in arktischen und antarktischen Meereis-Nahrungsnetzen Kramer, Maike Werner, Iris Sommer, Ulrich 2011 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-63534 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00006353 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00003723/diss_kramer_ipoe_2010.pdf eng eng https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-63534 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00006353 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00003723/diss_kramer_ipoe_2010.pdf https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ddc:570 thesis Sympagic meiofauna Sea ice Fatty acids Stable isotopes Grazing Predation Food web Cryo-pelagic coupling Climate change Meereis-Meiofauna Meereis Fettsäuren Stabile Isotope Prädation Nahrungsnetz Cryo-pelagische Kopplung Klimawandel dissertation Text doc-type:PhDThesis 2011 ftunivkiel 2024-06-12T14:20:40Z Both Antarctic and Arctic sympagic meiofauna investigated in this study included taxa new to sea ice. Diversity, abundance and biomass of metazoan meiofauna were significantly higher in a perennially than in a seasonally ice-covered Antarctic region. Brackish meltponds on Arctic sea ice hosted various proto- and metazoans. Stable isotope and fatty acid analyses combined with grazing and predation experiments showed that most metazoan meiofauna prey on ciliates and some even on metazoans. Many of them supplement their diets with algae, bacteria and detritus. A few meiofauna taxa are mainly herbivorous, but can additionally prey on ciliates or nauplii. Ingestion rates were influenced by food density (functional response) and predator density (competition). Grazing rates and the derived grazing impact of the meiofauna community were generally low. Predation rates, in contrast, were very high in some taxa, and the derived predation impact of the meiofauna community was accordingly high. Die hier untersuchte sympagische Meiofauna der Antarktis und Arktis umfasste einige neue Meereis-Taxa. In einem ganzjährig eisbedeckten antarktischen Gebiet waren Diversität, Abundanz und Biomasse der Metazoen-Meiofauna signifikant höher als in einem saisonal eisbedeckten. Brackige Schmelztümpel auf arktischem Meereis beherbergten etliche Proto- und Metazoen. Analysen stabiler Isotope und Fettsäuren, Grazing- und Prädationsexperimente belegten, dass sich ein Großteil der Metazoen-Meiofauna räuberisch von Ciliaten und teils sogar von Metazoen ernährt. Häufig ergänzt sie ihre Nahrung mit Algen, Bakterien und Detritus. Wenige Meiofauna-Taxa sind vorrangig herbivor, können sich aber zusätzlich von Ciliaten oder Nauplien ernähren. Die Ingestionsraten wurden durch Futter- und Räuberdichte beeinflusst. Die Grazingraten und der abgeleitete Grazingdruck der Meiofauna-Gemeinschaft waren im Allgemeinen niedrig. Die Prädationsraten und der abgeleitete Prädationsdruck hingegen waren teils sehr hoch. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Antarktis* Arctic Arktis Arktis* Climate change Sea ice MACAU: Open Access Repository of Kiel University Antarctic Arctic
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thesis
Sympagic meiofauna
Sea ice
Fatty acids
Stable isotopes
Grazing
Predation
Food web
Cryo-pelagic coupling
Climate change
Meereis-Meiofauna
Meereis
Fettsäuren
Stabile Isotope
Prädation
Nahrungsnetz
Cryo-pelagische Kopplung
Klimawandel
Kramer, Maike
The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs
title The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs
title_full The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs
title_fullStr The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs
title_full_unstemmed The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs
title_short The role of sympagic meiofauna in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice food webs
title_sort role of sympagic meiofauna in arctic and antarctic sea-ice food webs
topic ddc:570
thesis
Sympagic meiofauna
Sea ice
Fatty acids
Stable isotopes
Grazing
Predation
Food web
Cryo-pelagic coupling
Climate change
Meereis-Meiofauna
Meereis
Fettsäuren
Stabile Isotope
Prädation
Nahrungsnetz
Cryo-pelagische Kopplung
Klimawandel
topic_facet ddc:570
thesis
Sympagic meiofauna
Sea ice
Fatty acids
Stable isotopes
Grazing
Predation
Food web
Cryo-pelagic coupling
Climate change
Meereis-Meiofauna
Meereis
Fettsäuren
Stabile Isotope
Prädation
Nahrungsnetz
Cryo-pelagische Kopplung
Klimawandel
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