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    Polar biology 11 (1991), S. 457-469 
    ISSN: 1432-2056
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The sympagic fauna (= sea ice fauna) of the Barents Sea was investigated on nine (2–5 weeks) cruises in the period 1983–1988. The amphipods Apherusa glacialis, Onisimus sp. and Gammarus wilkitzkii were the most conspicuous and abundant invertebrate species associated with the ice. Mean biomass-values ranged from 0 to about 2 g/m2, and were less than 0.001 g/m2 in five of the nine cruises. Apherusa glacialis, Onisimus sp. and Gammarus wilkitzkii are regarded as autochthonous sympagic species, and as such dependent upon a permanent ice cover. Allochthonous sympagic species were few and without significant importance. The variations in species abundance and biomass were believed to be closely connected to the age and drift-history of the ice. The density of the sympagic fauna increases as a result of increasing influx of ice into the Barents Sea from the Arctic Ocean. Density of the sympagic fauna were believed to increase with decreasing distance to the multiyear/first-year ice boundary. A. glacialis was found further away from the spreading centers and in higher numbers than the other sympagic species due to its greater motility. No day-night variations in the occurrences of the sympagic fauna were recorded.
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    Polar biology 11 (1991), S. 471-477 
    ISSN: 1432-2056
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The object of the present investigation was to map the distribution and abundance of sympagic fauna (= ice fauna) (〉350 μm) within the perennial sea ice zone near Svalbard and to study relations between the sympagic fauna and the age and history of its ice substrate. The sampling took place in July/August 1986 and September 1988 using SCUBA-operated sampling gear (suction samplers, plankton nets with especially designed frames for sampling at the sea-ice/seawater interface, and underwater cameras). The amphipods Apherusa glacialis, Onisimus sp., and Gammarus wilkitzkii were the most conspicuous sympagic species both years. Scattered individuals of the amphipods Gammaracanthus loricatus, Weyprechtia penguis and the polychaete Harmathoinae indet. were also recorded. A. glacialis was the most numerous and contributed near 65% of the collected specimens in both years, with a maximum density exceeding 2000 individuals/m2. However, G. wilkitzkii was on average larger, and contributed most to the biomass (1986: 80%; 1988: 77%). The average biomass of sympagic fauna in 1986 and 1988 was estimated to be 4.7 g/m2 and 8.3 g/m2 respectively. Biomass values reported here are ten to hundred times higher than what is found within the seasonal sea ice zone. Autochthonous sympagic species, like A. glacialis, Onisimus sp. and G. wilkitzkii, have a permanent association with ice. The seasonal sea ice zone will thus have to be recolonized every year resulting in lower densities compared to multiyear ice. It is suggested that the speed of the ice leaving the Polar Basin through the Fram Strait is too high for the sympagic fauna to remain its position in the sea ice zone. The result is an annual loss in the order of 7*105 tons of sympagic fauna from the perennial sea ice zone.
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    Polar biology 12 (1992), S. 685-692 
    ISSN: 1432-2056
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary We describe the summer diets of four seabird species. Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Little Auk (Alle alle), Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) and Brünnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) collected in sea-ice-covered waters near Svalbard. Birds collected in an area filled with young sea-ice, within the seasonal sea-ice zone, were compared with birds collected from the perennial sea-ice zone dominated by multiyear ice. Pelagic Crustacea and fish dominated the diet of birds feeding in young ice, while sympagic Crustacea and fish were most important in the diet of birds feeding in multiyear ice. Boreogadus saida was the most important fish food item. B. Saida was present in the ice in both areas, while sympagic Crustacea were lacking in the area filled with young ice. Important food items in young ice were B. saida (Black Guillemots and Kittiwakes), Cajanus sp. (Little Auks) and Pandalus borealis (Brünnich's Guillemot). B. saida (Black Guillemots, Kittiwakes, Brünnich's Guillemots), Gammarus wilkitzkii (Brünnich's Guillemot, Black Guillemot) and Apherusa glacialis (Little Auk) were most important in multiyear ice. In general, Black Guillemots and Kittiwakes fed on fish, whereas Brünnich's Guillemots fed on the larger, and Little Auks on the smaller, Crustacea. The importance of sympagic species in the diet of seabirds is thought to be closely related to the age and history of the ice in the feeding area.
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    Polar biology 9 (1989), S. 187-191 
    ISSN: 1432-2056
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) associated with drifting sea-ice were collected in the western Barents sea and north of Svalbard with dip-nets while SCUBA-diving in 1986 and 1987. Length-frequency measurements and otolith-readings suggested that the specimens were either one or two years old. The diet of fish from the western Barents sea (first-year ice) consisted mainly of copepods (Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus glacialis) and the hyperiid amphipod Parathemisto libellula. Fish collected north of the Svalbard archipelago (multi-year ice) had a more diverse diet, in which P. libellula and the sympagic amphipod Apherusa glacialis contributed more to the total diet biomass than copepods.
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    Publication Date: 2012-08-13
    Print ISSN: 0027-8424
    Electronic ISSN: 1091-6490
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General
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    Publication Date: 2012-08-29
    Description: Climate warming can trigger abrupt ecosystem changes in the Arctic. Despite the considerable interest in characterizing and understanding the ecological impact of rapid climate warming in the Arctic, few long time series exist that allow addressing these research goals. During a 30-y period (1980–2010) of gradually increasing seawater temperature and...
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    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Repository Name: EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
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    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Description: The distribution of juvenile benthic invertebrates with respect to their abiotic environment was investigated at four locations along a gradient in Kongsfjorden (79°N, 12°E), Spitsbergen, in September 1997. Heavy discharge of inorganic sediments released by the three glaciers was expected to be one of the main structuring factors of benthic communities in the fjord.Juveniles of 76 species/families are identified. Total abundance increases with distance from the fjord head due to dominance of opportunistic polychaetes, while diversity is highest close to the glacier. Juvenile polychaetes are the most abundant taxon over all stations (92%), followed by bivalves, crustaceans and others. Polychaetes also provide most species (55%) and are the dominant taxon at every station. Their abundance is highly correlated to TOC, indicating that most of them are deposit feeders. Young crustaceans rapidly decrease towards the fjord mouth, probably due to stronger bottom currents. Even though young oligochaetes are exclusively found near the glacier, no species seem to be extraordinary well adapted to the high sedimentation rate close to the glacier. Juvenile suspension feeding bivalves seem to be less disturbed by glacial discharge but appear to be more vulnerable to currents on the more exposed sites. The importance of deposit feeders and carnivores increase towards the outer stations.Non-metric multidimensional scaling confirms the distinct gradient in community composition along the fjord. Coupling the biotic data to abiotic factors (depth, bottom-water salinity, bottom-water temperature, sediment grain size and sedimentation rate) using canonical correspondence analysis revealed that hydrographic factors are more responsible for the structuring of the benthic juveniles community at the shallow stations close to the glacier (except the station directly at the glacier). At the outer deeper stations, sediment grain size and related properties may play a more important role.
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