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| Vanreusel, A.; Clough, L.M.; Jacobsen, K.; Ambrose, W.; Jivaluk, J.; Ryheul, V.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M.. |
| We investigated the abundance of the meiobenthos and the biomass and community structure of the nematodes in the central Arctic Ocean along two separate transects during 1991 and 1994. Meiobenthos abundances ranged from < 100 to 600 individuals per 10 cm², in the same order of magnitude as in other oligotrophic areas of the world's deep ocean. Nematodes were the numerically dominant meiofaunal group at every station. Nematode biomass ranged from < 1 to 48 µg dry weight per 10 cm². A combination of water depth and latitude explained 55% of the variability among stations in nematode biomass and 67% of the variability of total abundance, implying that both vertical and advective fluxes are important sources of food to the meiofaunal communities. The... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Community composition; Marine invertebrates; Meiobenthos; Spatial variations; Zoobenthos; Monhystera; Nematoda [Nematodes]; Pitcairn I.. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=7425 |
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