Quantitative characteristics of the littoral fauna of Grønfjorden Gulf (Spitsbergen) during winter and spring of 2016

The first description of the quantitative and qualitative compositions of the littoral fauna of Grønfjorden Gulf during the winter and spring period is given. Granulometric analysis of the surface sediments of the littoral has been performed. Thirty invertebrate taxa that did not leave the littoral...

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Published in:Doklady. Biological sciences 2017-05, Vol.474 (1), p.102-105
Main Authors: Zimina, O. L., Meshcheryakov, N. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Environmental Monitoring
Evolutionary Biology
Freezing
General Biology
Geologic Sediments - analysis
Invertebrates - classification
Life Sciences
Littoral zone
Plant Sciences
Population Density
Seasons
Sediments
Species diversity
Svalbard
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Summary:The first description of the quantitative and qualitative compositions of the littoral fauna of Grønfjorden Gulf during the winter and spring period is given. Granulometric analysis of the surface sediments of the littoral has been performed. Thirty invertebrate taxa that did not leave the littoral zone during wintertime and could survive complete freezing during ebb have been identified. Species diversity and population density of the invertebrates were shown to depend on the granulometric size composition of the surface sediments.
ISSN:0012-4966
1608-3105
DOI:10.1134/S001249661703005X