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Functional Pattern of Benthic Epifauna in the Chukchi Borderland, Arctic Deep Sea
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2021
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Source: Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:609956
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Journal Title:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Description:Assessment of Arctic deep-sea ecosystem functioning is currently an urgent task considering that ongoing sea-ice reduction opens opportunities for resource exploitation of yet understudied deep-sea regions. We used Biological Trait Analysis to evaluate ecosystem functioning and test if common paradigms for deep-sea fauna apply to benthic epifauna of the deep-sea Arctic Chukchi Borderland (CBL). We also investigated the influence of environmental factors on the functional structure of the epifauna. The analysis was performed for 106 taxa collected with a beam trawl and a Remotely Operated Vehicle from 486 to 2610 m depth.
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Source:Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:609956
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