Macrozoobenthos composition, abundance and biomass in the Arctic Ocean along a transect between Svalbard and the Makarov Basin 1991.

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ingrid Kroencke

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

Macrozoobenthos composition, abundance and biomass in the Arctic Ocean along a transect between Svalbard and the Makarov Basin 1991.

Series_Information:

Series_Name: (1994) 14: 519-529 and (1998) 19: 383-392
Issue_Identification: Polar Biology

Other_Citation_Details:

(this dataset is based on 2 papers; see citation reference) Kroencke I. 1994: Macrozoobenthos composition, abundance and biomass in the Arctic Ocean along a transect between Svalbard and the Makarov Basin 1991. Kroencke I. 1998: Macrofauna communities in the Amundsen Basin, at the Morris Jessup.

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Description:

Abstract:: Macrofauna has been sampled during R/V Polarstern research cruise ARK VIII/3 in August-September (1st August til 1st October) 1991 at 30 stations, at water depths of 1018-4478 m, along a transect extending between Northern Svalbard and the Makarov Basin, as a basis for understanding aspects of the benthic ecology of the Arctic Ocean. The method of box core was used. Animals counts were done according to convention: sorting under a stereo microscope after sieving and preservations. A 250µm mesh was used for sieving. Accuracy is unknown. Box cores likely lose some light epifauna during coring process, but this is the most common deep-sea infauna collection tool used. Species numbers, abundances and biomasses were extremely low, and generally varied between 0 to 11/0.02 m super(2), 0 to 850 individuals/m super(2), and 0 to 82.65 g/m super(2), respectively. A total of 42 species was found. The amphipod Jassa marmorata was the most common species. Both numbers and biomasses of suspension-feeding species increased towards the Lomonosov Ridge, probably due to lateral transport of organic material by deep currents along the ridge. This dataset is covered in two publications (Kroencke 1994 & 1998)
Purpose:: To assess species composition, abundance and distribution of the macrobenthos between Northern Svalbard and the Makarov Basin.

Time_Period_of_Content:

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Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -6.62
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -159.17
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 80.27

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Arctic Ocean, Svalbard, Makarov Basin, North Pole, Amundsen Basin

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: AOOS Data Services
Theme_Keyword: Version 1
Theme_Keyword: dsid=ARCOD
Theme_Keyword: db=arcod
Theme_Keyword: archive=2006/0000012
Theme_Keyword: collectioncode=2006B2

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: macrozoobenthos
Theme_Keyword: box core
Theme_Keyword: abundance
Theme_Keyword: biomass
Theme_Keyword: distribution
Theme_Keyword: arctic biodiversity

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Theme_Keyword: macrozoobenthos
Theme_Keyword: box core
Theme_Keyword: abundance
Theme_Keyword: biomass
Theme_Keyword: distribution
Theme_Keyword: arctic biodiversity

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: macrozoobenthos
Theme_Keyword: box core
Theme_Keyword: abundance
Theme_Keyword: biomass
Theme_Keyword: distribution
Theme_Keyword: arctic biodiversity

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Nansen Basin
Place_Keyword: Makarov Basin
Place_Keyword: Gakkel Ridge
Place_Keyword: Lomonosov Ridge
Place_Keyword: Amundsen Basin
Place_Keyword: Morris Jesup Rise
Place_Keyword: Yermak Plateau
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: Nansen Basin
Place_Keyword: Makarov Basin
Place_Keyword: Gakkel Ridge
Place_Keyword: Lomonosov Ridge
Place_Keyword: Amundsen Basin
Place_Keyword: Morris Jesup Rise
Place_Keyword: Yermak Plateau
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: Nansen Basin
Place_Keyword: Makarov Basin
Place_Keyword: Gakkel Ridge
Place_Keyword: Lomonosov Ridge
Place_Keyword: Amundsen Basin
Place_Keyword: Morris Jesup Rise
Place_Keyword: Yermak Plateau
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean

Access_Constraints:

None. Contacting data owners is recommended for valid interpretation of these data.

Use_Constraints:

Do not redistribute to third parties. When not provided by author, taxonomic information was completed using WORMS (e.g. in many cases for ORDER). If WORMS lacked information, other web sources have been used: <http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon>, <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html>, <http://www.zin.ru/projects/arccoml/eng/dbases.htm>, <http://www.marbef.org/data/ermssearch.php>, <http://www.iopan.gda.pl/projects/biodaff/EMBS-06.html> as well as literature references Sirenko 2001 List of species of free-living invertebrates of Eurasian Arctic seas and adjacent deep waters. Exploration of the fauna of the seas 51(59). Atlas of the marine fauna of southern Spitsbergen (5 Volumes). Polish Academy of Sciences.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ingrid Kroencke
Contact_Organization:: Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft; Naturmuseum und Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg

Contact_Address:

Address: Suedstrand 40
City: Wilhelmshaven
State_or_Province: Germany
Postal_Code: D-26382

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +49-(0)4421 9475 250

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ingrid.kroencke@senckenberg.de

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Graham, C. H., S. Ferrier, F. Huettmann, C. Moritz and A.T. Peterson

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:497-503

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Polar Biology
Issue_Identification: 28: 218-231

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Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Taxonomic_Keywords: Aglaophamus malmgreni
Taxonomic_Keywords: Alkmaria
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ampharete falcata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ampharetidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Anthozoa
Taxonomic_Keywords: Aphelochaeta
Taxonomic_Keywords: Apseudidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Arca
Taxonomic_Keywords: Aricidea jeffreysi
Taxonomic_Keywords: Arrhis phyllonyx
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ascidiacea
Taxonomic_Keywords: Asychis biceps
Taxonomic_Keywords: Bathyarca glacialis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Bodotriidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Brada villosa
Taxonomic_Keywords: Calathura norvegica
Taxonomic_Keywords: Campylaspis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Capitomastus minimus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Chaetoderma
Taxonomic_Keywords: Cirolanidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Cirratulus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Desmosoma lineare
Taxonomic_Keywords: Diastylis laevis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Elpidia glacialis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ennucula tenuis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Entoprocta
Taxonomic_Keywords: Euchone analis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Eudorella
Taxonomic_Keywords: Eusyllis blomstrandi
Taxonomic_Keywords: Gastropoda
Taxonomic_Keywords: Geodia phlegraei
Taxonomic_Keywords: Gnathia maxillaris
Taxonomic_Keywords: Golfingia margaritacea
Taxonomic_Keywords: Haploops tubicola
Taxonomic_Keywords: Harmothoe longisetis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Harpinia antennaria
Taxonomic_Keywords: Hemipodus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Hippomedon denticulatus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Hyale nilssoni
Taxonomic_Keywords: Hydrozoa
Taxonomic_Keywords: Idoteidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ischnosoma
Taxonomic_Keywords: Isopoda
Taxonomic_Keywords: Janira
Taxonomic_Keywords: Janthura
Taxonomic_Keywords: Jassa marmorata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Laonice cirrata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Leptognathia latiremis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Leptostylis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Leucon fulvus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Liljeborgiidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Lumbrineris fragilis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Magelona minuta
Taxonomic_Keywords: Maldane sarsi
Taxonomic_Keywords: Melinna
Taxonomic_Keywords: Melphidippidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Metopa rubrovittata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Microphthalmus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Monoculodes
Taxonomic_Keywords: Munna palmata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Munnopsidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Myriochele oculata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Myriotrochus rinkii
Taxonomic_Keywords: Mysidacea
Taxonomic_Keywords: Nematoda
Taxonomic_Keywords: Nemertini
Taxonomic_Keywords: Nicomache
Taxonomic_Keywords: Notomastus latericeus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Onuphis conchylega
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ophelina abranchiata
Taxonomic_Keywords: Ophiura robusta
Taxonomic_Keywords: Paraonis gracilis
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pardaliscidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pholoe minuta
Taxonomic_Keywords: Phoxocephalus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Anaitides groenlandica
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pisione remota
Taxonomic_Keywords: Poecilochaetus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Polyphysia crassa
Taxonomic_Keywords: Portlandia
Taxonomic_Keywords: Potamilla neglecta
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pourtalesia jeffreysi
Taxonomic_Keywords: Protodorvillea kefersteini
Taxonomic_Keywords: Protomystides
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pycnogonidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Rhodine gracilior
Taxonomic_Keywords: Scalibregma inflatum
Taxonomic_Keywords: Scolelepis foliosa
Taxonomic_Keywords: Scopelocheirus hopei
Taxonomic_Keywords: Serpulidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Sphaerodorum
Taxonomic_Keywords: Spiochaetopterus typicus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Spiophanes kroeyeri
Taxonomic_Keywords: Spisula elliptica
Taxonomic_Keywords: Stephanoscyphus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Stenothoidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Synopiidae
Taxonomic_Keywords: Tentorium semisuberites
Taxonomic_Keywords: Thenea abyssorum
Taxonomic_Keywords: Trichostomma hemisphaerus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Typhlotanais penicillatus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Yoldiella lucida

Taxonomic_System:

Taxonomic_Procedures: See research papers (methods) and contact author.
Taxonomic_Completeness:: The identification of Porifera and Polychaeta for st. 2157-2190 was supported by Prof. V. Koltun and Dr. G. Buzhinskaja of the Zoological Museum of St. Petersburg (Russia). Invertebrates for st.2191-2214 were identified to genus or species level, if possible (Sars 1890, 1899; Gaevskaya, 1948; Wesenburg-Lund 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951; Hartmann-Schröder 1996; Lincoln 1950). Sponges identification was based on reference samples from other Arctic regions previously identified by Prof. Koltun, Zool. Institute St. Petersburg.

General_Taxonomic_Coverage:

In several cases, the specimens remained with the taxonomists who identified them (see data table) For specimens collected: see data set; collection method: box core; locations: Makarov Basin, Svalbard, North Pole, Amundsen basin (Arctic Ocean). Repository: Most specimens: Alfred-Wegener-Inst. Polar and Mar. Res, - Ingrid Kroencke and others with taxonomists who identified them.