Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea

Publisher's version, source at http://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1946-6 . Biogeographical patterns have an ecological basis, but few empirical studies possess the necessary scale and resolution relevant for investigation. The Barents Sea shelf provides an ideal study area, as it is a transition...

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Main Authors: Johannesen, Edda, Jørgensen, Lis Lindal, Fossheim, Maria, Primicerio, Raul, Greenacre, Michael, Ljubin, Pavel A., Dolgov, Andrey V., Ingvaldsen, Randi, Anisimova, Natalya A., Manushin, Igor E.
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Published: Springer 2016
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spelling ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/9512 2023-05-15T14:55:50+02:00 Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea Johannesen, Edda Jørgensen, Lis Lindal Fossheim, Maria Primicerio, Raul Greenacre, Michael Ljubin, Pavel A. Dolgov, Andrey V. Ingvaldsen, Randi Anisimova, Natalya A. Manushin, Igor E. 2016-04-23 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9512 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1946-6 eng eng Springer Norges forskningsråd: 200793 Polar Biology 2016 FRIDAID 1361321 doi:10.1007/s00300-016-1946-6 1432-2056 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9512 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_9071 openAccess VDP::Landbruks- og fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Ressursbiologi: 921 VDP::Agriculture and fisheries science: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921 Community data Multivariate analysis Trawl survey Ecosystem survey Benthic fauna Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2016 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1946-6 2021-06-25T17:54:51Z Publisher's version, source at http://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1946-6 . Biogeographical patterns have an ecological basis, but few empirical studies possess the necessary scale and resolution relevant for investigation. The Barents Sea shelf provides an ideal study area, as it is a transition area between Atlantic and Arctic regions, and is sampled by a comprehensive survey of all major functional groups. We studied spatial variation in species composition of demersal fish and benthos to elucidate how fish and benthos communities co-varied in relation to environmental variables. We applied co-correspondence analysis on presence–absence data of 64 fishes and 302 benthos taxa from 329 bottom trawl hauls taken at the Barents Sea ecosystem survey in August–September 2011. We found highly significant similarities in the spatial pattern of distribution of benthos and fishes, despite their differences in motility and other ecological traits. The first common ordination axis separated boreal species in the south-west (Atlantic temperate water) from Arctic species in the north-east (Arctic cold water, ice-covered in winter). The second common axis separated shallow bank species from species found in deep basins and trenches. Our results show that fish and benthos communities had a similar relationship to the environmental gradients at the scale of hundreds to thousands of kilometres. We further discussed how fish–benthos interactions vary between sub-regions in the Barents Sea based on species traits and a food web topology for the Barents Sea. This study forms a basis for further investigations on links between fish and benthos communities in the Barents Sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barents Sea Polar Biology University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Barents Sea Polar Biology 40 2 237 246
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VDP::Agriculture and fisheries science: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921
Community data
Multivariate analysis
Trawl survey
Ecosystem survey
Benthic fauna
spellingShingle VDP::Landbruks- og fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Ressursbiologi: 921
VDP::Agriculture and fisheries science: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921
Community data
Multivariate analysis
Trawl survey
Ecosystem survey
Benthic fauna
Johannesen, Edda
Jørgensen, Lis Lindal
Fossheim, Maria
Primicerio, Raul
Greenacre, Michael
Ljubin, Pavel A.
Dolgov, Andrey V.
Ingvaldsen, Randi
Anisimova, Natalya A.
Manushin, Igor E.
Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea
topic_facet VDP::Landbruks- og fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Ressursbiologi: 921
VDP::Agriculture and fisheries science: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921
Community data
Multivariate analysis
Trawl survey
Ecosystem survey
Benthic fauna
description Publisher's version, source at http://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1946-6 . Biogeographical patterns have an ecological basis, but few empirical studies possess the necessary scale and resolution relevant for investigation. The Barents Sea shelf provides an ideal study area, as it is a transition area between Atlantic and Arctic regions, and is sampled by a comprehensive survey of all major functional groups. We studied spatial variation in species composition of demersal fish and benthos to elucidate how fish and benthos communities co-varied in relation to environmental variables. We applied co-correspondence analysis on presence–absence data of 64 fishes and 302 benthos taxa from 329 bottom trawl hauls taken at the Barents Sea ecosystem survey in August–September 2011. We found highly significant similarities in the spatial pattern of distribution of benthos and fishes, despite their differences in motility and other ecological traits. The first common ordination axis separated boreal species in the south-west (Atlantic temperate water) from Arctic species in the north-east (Arctic cold water, ice-covered in winter). The second common axis separated shallow bank species from species found in deep basins and trenches. Our results show that fish and benthos communities had a similar relationship to the environmental gradients at the scale of hundreds to thousands of kilometres. We further discussed how fish–benthos interactions vary between sub-regions in the Barents Sea based on species traits and a food web topology for the Barents Sea. This study forms a basis for further investigations on links between fish and benthos communities in the Barents Sea.
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author Johannesen, Edda
Jørgensen, Lis Lindal
Fossheim, Maria
Primicerio, Raul
Greenacre, Michael
Ljubin, Pavel A.
Dolgov, Andrey V.
Ingvaldsen, Randi
Anisimova, Natalya A.
Manushin, Igor E.
author_facet Johannesen, Edda
Jørgensen, Lis Lindal
Fossheim, Maria
Primicerio, Raul
Greenacre, Michael
Ljubin, Pavel A.
Dolgov, Andrey V.
Ingvaldsen, Randi
Anisimova, Natalya A.
Manushin, Igor E.
author_sort Johannesen, Edda
title Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea
title_short Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea
title_full Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea
title_fullStr Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea
title_full_unstemmed Large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the Barents Sea
title_sort large-scale patterns in community structure of benthos and fish in the barents sea
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