Spatial and temporal distribution of tintinnid (Ciliophora: Tintinnida) communities in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (Arctic), during summer

Information of tintinnid community, as an important component of plankton, was limited in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (Arctic), which is an important Arctic monitoring site for global change. In this paper, we studied the species composition, spatial, and vertical distribution of tintinnids in Kongsfjord...

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Published in:Polar biology 2014-02, Vol.37 (2), p.291-296
Main Authors: Feng, Meiping, Zhang, Wuchang, Xiao, Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biogeography
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Fjords
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Life Sciences
Marine biology
Marine ecosystems
Microbiology
Oceanography
Particular ecosystems
Plankton
Plant Sciences
Protozoa
Short Note
Species composition
Surface water
Synecology
Temporal distribution
Vertical distribution
Water analysis
Water column
Water sampling
Zoology
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Summary:Information of tintinnid community, as an important component of plankton, was limited in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (Arctic), which is an important Arctic monitoring site for global change. In this paper, we studied the species composition, spatial, and vertical distribution of tintinnids in Kongsfjorden in July 2012. Water samples for tintinnid study were taken in different depths at eight grid stations in the fjord and time series (5–23 July) at one station at the pier (St. C). Eight species (morphotypes) were found: Acanthostomella norvegica , Leprotintinnus pellucidus , Parafavella edentata , Parafavella gigantea , Ptychocylis obtusa , Stenosemella spp., Tintinnopsis parvula , and Tintinnopsis spp. Total tintinnid abundance and biomass ranged from undetectable (
ISSN:0722-4060
1432-2056
DOI:10.1007/s00300-013-1442-1