Benthic community response to ice algae and phytoplankton in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard

• Main Authors: Clough, Lisa M., NC DOCKS at East Carolina University
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Ice algae · Phytoplankton · Food quality · Arctic benthos · Climate change · Stable isotopes · Essential fattyacids · Svalbard; Arctic; Svalbard; Ny-Ålesund; Kongsfjord; Climate change; ice algae; Kongsfjord*; Ny Ålesund; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt

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 benth...