Benthic community response to ice algae and phytoplankton in Ny Ã…lesund, Svalbard

We assessed the digestibility and utilization of ice algae and phytoplankton by the shallow, subtidal benthos in Ny Ålesund (Kongsfjord) on Svalbard (79°N, 12°E) using chlorophyll a(chl a), essential fatty acids (EFAs) and stable isotopes as tracers of food consumption and assimilation. Intact be...

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Main Authors: Clough, Lisa M., NC DOCKS at East Carolina University
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Arctic
Kongsfjord
Lesund
Svalbard
ice algae
Kongsfjord*
Phytoplankton
Online Access:http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt

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