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Macro and megabenthic communities in the High Arctic Basin: Initial Findings

Entry ID: UAF_macromegabenthicommunities

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset investigates the macro- and megabenthos of the Canada Basin,
which is one of the biologically least known areas of the Arctic deep sea.
Macro-infauna was collected with 11 box cores at six stations ranging from 640
to 3,250 m water depth. Total abundance ranged from 3 to 265 individuals 0.04
square meters (75 - 6,625 individuals per square meters) and decreased with
increasing ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 75.93

S: 70.58

E: 122.98

W: 162.31

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Bluhm, B.A., MacDonald IR, Debenham C, Iken K.

Dataset Title: Macro and megabenthic Communities in the High Arctic Canada Basin: Initial Findings

Dataset Series Name: Polar Biology

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Issue Identification: 28: 218-231

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-08-13

Stop Date: 2002-09-08

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC HABITAT > MACROBENTHIC

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC HABITAT

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Quality The animals counts were done according to convention: sorting
under a stereo microscope after sieving and preservations. A 250
micrometer 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.
...

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Do not redistribute to third parties. When not provided by taxonomist,
taxonomic information was completed using ITIS (e.g. in many cases for ORDER).

Ancillary Keywords

infauna

box core

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

University of Alaska, School of Fisheries

Data Center URL: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROB CERMAK Phone: (907) 474-7948 Email: cermak at sfos.uaf.edu Contact Address: Alaska Ocean Observing System School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 757200 City: Fairbanks Province or State: AK Postal Code: 99775-7220 Country: USA

Personnel

BODIL BLUHM

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Email: bluhm at ims.uaf.edu

Contact Address:

IMS/SFOS University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757220

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: Alaska

Postal Code: 99775-7220

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Bluhm et al, 2005, Ocean exploration 2002 Canada Basin, Louis S. St. Laurent,Kugluktuk-Barrow, Aug 13-Sept 8, 2002, 28: 218-231, Polar Biology.

Bluhm, B.A., MacDonald I.R., Debenham, C., Iken, K, 2004, Macro and megabenthic communities in the high Arctic Canada Basin, initial findings paper, Polar Biology, 28: 218-231.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-21

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