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Distribution and structure of macrobenthic fauna in the eastern Laptev Sea in relation to environmental factors

Entry ID: ArcOD_2006B8

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Summary

Abstract: The Laptev Sea still ranks among the less known regions of the world’s ocean. Here, we describe the distribution and composition of macrobenthic communities of the eastern shelf and identify key environmental control factors. Samples were collected from dredge catches carried out at 11 stations at depths between 17 and 44 m in August/September 1993 during the TRANSDRIFT I cruise of the Russian R/V ...

Purpose: The objectives of this study are to (1) describe the macrobenthic distribution patterns in the eastern Laptev Sea, (2) delineate macrobenthic communities by means of multivariate statistics and (3) identify key environmental factors controlling the distribution and composition of macrobenthic fauna.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 75.81

S: 64.08

E: -139.69

W: -169.87

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Matthias Steffens

Dataset Title: Distribution and structure of macrobenthic fauna in the eastern Laptev Sea in relation to environmental factors

Dataset Series Name: Polar Biology

Dataset Release Date: 2006

Issue Identification: 29(10):837-848

Other Citation Details: this publication is part of an EThesis

Online Resource: http://ak.aoos.org/ArcOD/data_table.php

Parent DIF

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Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-08-16

Stop Date: 1993-09-08

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENTATION

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRESH WATER FLUX

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Instrument

DREDGING DEVICES

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

ARCOD > ARCTIC OCEAN BIODIVERSITY

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: The catchability of the used dredge is not known. The mesh size of the dredge was 5mm. The total catch was processed.

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: The same procedures were used at all sites; findings should be consistent.

COMPLETENESS REPORT: The total catch including all taxa was processed (5 replicates at each of the 3 sites).

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Ancillary Keywords

riverine fresh water input

ice cover

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Alaska Ocean Observing System

Data Center

Institut fuer Meereskunde, University of Kiel, Germany

Data Center URL: http://www.ifm-geomar.de/

Data Center Personnel
Name: MATTHIAS STEFFENS Email: msteffens at ipoe.uni-kiel.de Contact Address: Institute for Polar Ecology, Kiel University, Germany Wischhofstr. 1–3, Building 12 Country: Germany

International Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565 Fax: (732) 932-8578 Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org Contact Address: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: NJ Postal Code: 08901-8521 Country: USA

Alaska Ocean Observing System, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska - Fairbanks

Data Center URL: http://www.aoos.org/

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

Distribution

Distribution Format: EXCEL

Fees: None

Personnel

MATTHIAS STEFFENS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: msteffens at ipoe.uni-kiel.de

Contact Address:

Institute for Polar Ecology, Kiel University, Germany

Wischhofstr. 1–3, Building 12

Country: Germany

FALK HUETTMANN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +01-907-4747882

Fax: +01-907 4746967

Email: fhuettmann at alaska.edu

Contact Address:

419 Irving I, PO Box 757000

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99775-7000

Country: USA

ALICIA ALEMAN

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: alicia.m.aleman at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Graham, C. H., S. Ferrier, F. Huettmann, C. Moritz and A.T. Peterson 2004 New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:497-503 Polar Biology 28: 218-231

Steffens, M; Piepenburg, D; Schmid, M. K. 2006 Distribution and structure of macrobenthic fauna in the eastern Laptev Sea in relation to environmental factors. Polar Biology 29(10):837-848

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-04-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-01-21

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