Functional Pattern of Benthic Epifauna in the Chukchi Borderland, Arctic Deep Sea

Zhulay, Irina; Bluhm, Bodil A.; Renaud, Paul E.; Degen, Renate; Iken, Katrin

doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.609956

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Functional Pattern of Benthic Epifauna in the Chukchi Borderland, Arctic Deep Sea

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2021
By Zhulay, Irina ; Bluhm, Bodil A. ; Renaud, Paul E. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Frontiers in Marine Science
Personal Author:

Zhulay, Irina ; Bluhm, Bodil A. ; Renaud, Paul E. ; Degen, Renate ; Iken, Katrin
NOAA Program & Office:

FFO (Federally Funded Opportunity) ; Ocean Exploration Program ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
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.
Keywords:

Arctic Deep Sea Benthic Epifauna Biological Trait Analysis Functional Composition ROV
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:609956
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.609956
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Journal Article
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Grant no. NA15OAR0110207
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CC BY
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