Bivalve growth rate and isotopic variability across the Barents Sea Polar Front

2014 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 167-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Carroll ◽  
William G. Ambrose ◽  
William L. Locke V ◽  
Stuart K. Ryan ◽  
Beverly J. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
The Barents Sea

The Barents Sea Polar Front in summer

1996 ◽  
Vol 101 (C6) ◽  
pp. 14201-14221 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rost Parsons ◽  
Robert H. Bourke ◽  
Robin D. Muench ◽  
Ching-Sang Chiu ◽  
James F. Lynch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Barents Sea ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
The Barents Sea

scholarly journals Distribution and seasonal dynamics of bacterioplankton along the westernborder of the Barents Sea.

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5-2020) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
M.P. Venger ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Barents Sea ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Single Cells ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Summer Period ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Summer Maximum

The structural characteristics of bacterioplankton were studied in the waters of the Cape`s Nordkap (cut I) and Zuydkap (cut II) of Mezhvezhiy island. Its abundance and biomass in the upper part of the photic layer of coastal and Atlantic waters in cut I was comparable and increased from the late spring to the summer season. Moreover, in cuts I and II, the values of summer maximum corresponded to the zone of the Polar Front and adjacent Arctic waters. By the beginning of the winter season, the level of development of communities in waters of different genesis decreased everywhere, but still did not reach the minimum, observed insummer in layers deeper than 200 m. The structure of bacterioplankton was determined by single cells of the smallest size, mainly of a cocci-form. The arrival of rod-shaped bacteria (contribution to the total biomass could reach 50%) was recorded in the summer period.

scholarly journals Production characteristics of settlements bivalve Mya arenaria Linne, 1758 of the Barents Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-2021) ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
O.V. Smolkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Mya Arenaria ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Growth Equations ◽  
Production Characteristics

The linear growth equations and production for bivalve Mya arenaria (Linne, 1758) in the intertidal zone Yarnyshnaya and Zelenetskaya bays of Barents Sea are represented. Our studies have shown that length of the shell Mya reached 26.3–62.5 mm, the highest age was 11 years. Indicators of the growth rate of mollusks from Zelenetskaya Bay are significantly higher than those of mollusks from Yarnyshnaya Bay. Linear growth is described by the Bertalanfi equations: Lt = 84.27 [1–e–0.0721 (t–0.1244)] – for mollusks from Yarnyshnaya Bay, Lt = 118.49 [1–e–0.0566 (t–0.2744)] – for mollusks from Zelenetskaya Bay. Production in the intertidal zone of the Yarnyshnaya Bay was lower (44.8 g/m2 with a biomass of 330 g/m2) than in the intertidal zone of the Zelenetskaya Bay (90.5 g/m2, with a biomass of 258 g/m2). The P/V-value is the coefficient of 0.14 and 0.35, respectively.

scholarly journals Climate-driven benthic invertebrate activity and biogeochemical functioning across the Barents Sea polar front

2020 ◽  
Vol 378 (2181) ◽  
pp. 20190365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Solan ◽  
Ellie R. Ward ◽  
Christina L. Wood ◽  
Adam J. Reed ◽  
Laura J. Grange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Ecosystem Functioning ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Benthic Invertebrate ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Sea Ice Extent ◽  
Biological Communities ◽  
The Barents Sea

Arctic marine ecosystems are undergoing rapid correction in response to multiple expressions of climate change, but the consequences of altered biodiversity for the sequestration, transformation and storage of nutrients are poorly constrained. Here, we determine the bioturbation activity of sediment-dwelling invertebrate communities over two consecutive summers that contrasted in sea-ice extent along a transect intersecting the polar front. We find a clear separation in community composition at the polar front that marks a transition in the type and amount of bioturbation activity, and associated nutrient concentrations, sufficient to distinguish a southern high from a northern low. While patterns in community structure reflect proximity to arctic versus boreal conditions, our observations strongly suggest that faunal activity is moderated by seasonal variations in sea ice extent that influence food supply to the benthos. Our observations help visualize how a climate-driven reorganization of the Barents Sea benthic ecosystem may be expressed, and emphasize the rapidity with which an entire region could experience a functional transformation. As strong benthic-pelagic coupling is typical across most parts of the Arctic shelf, the response of these ecosystems to a changing climate will have important ramifications for ecosystem functioning and the trophic structure of the entire food web. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The changing Arctic Ocean: consequences for biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning'.

scholarly journals Dynamics of the Spatial Chlorophyll-A Distribution at the Polar Front in the Marginal Ice Zone of the Barents Sea during Spring

Water ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Pavel R. Makarevich ◽  
Veronika V. Vodopianova ◽  
Aleksandra S. Bulavina
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Sea Ice ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Phytoplankton Community ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
Ice Melting ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Ice Edge

Effects of the sea-ice edge and the Polar Frontal Zone on the distribution of chlorophyll-a levels in the pelagic were investigated during multi-year observations in insufficiently studied and rarely navigable regions of the Barents Sea. Samples were collected at 52 sampling stations combined into 11 oceanographic transects over a Barents Sea water area north of the latitude 75° N during spring 2016, 2018, and 2019. The species composition, abundance and biomass of the phytoplankton community, chlorophyll-a concentrations, hydrological and hydrochemical parameters were analyzed. The annual phytoplankton evolution phase, defined as an early-spring one, was determined throughout the transects. The species composition of the phytoplankton community and low chlorophyll-a levels suggested no phytoplankton blooming in April 2016 and 2019. Not yet started sea-ice melting prevented sympagic (sea-ice-associated) algae from being released into the seawater. In May 2018, ice melting began in the eastern Barents Sea and elevated chlorophyll-a levels were recorded near the ice edge. Chlorophyll-a concentrations substantially differed in waters of different genesis, especially in areas influenced by the Polar Front. The Polar Front separated the more productive Arctic waters with a chlorophyll-a concentration of 1–5 mg/m3 on average from the Atlantic waters where the chlorophyll-a content was an order of magnitude lower.

Optical properties of CDOM across the Polar Front in the Barents Sea: Origin, distribution and significance

2014 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasper Hancke ◽  
Erlend K. Hovland ◽  
Zsolt Volent ◽  
Ragnhild Pettersen ◽  
Geir Johnsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
The Barents Sea

scholarly journals HEAVY METALS IN ZOOPLANKTON ORGANISMS OF THE BARENTS SEA

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-75
Author(s):  
L. L. Demina ◽  
A. S. Solomatina ◽  
G. A. Abyzova
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Water Mass ◽  
Atlantic Water ◽  
Polar Front ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Phytoplankton Production ◽  
Arctic Water ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Geochemical Parameters

Zooplankton plays a Central role in the transfer of matter and energy from primary producers to high trophic organisms, and zooplankton serves as an essential component of sedimentary material that supplies organic matter to the bottom of marine basins. The paper presents new data on the distribution of a number of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb) and As in the Calanus zooplankton collected in July–August 2017 in the North-Eastern, Eastern and Central parts of the Barents Sea. It is shown that the spatial distribution of metals in zooplankton organisms is influenced by both biotic ecosystem factors associated with bioproductivity and hydrological and geochemical parameters of the habitat (North Polar Front). In the zooplankton of the Arctic water mass to the South-East of Franz Josef Land, there was an increased content of essential heavy metals Cu, Zn and Cr in comparison with the coastal and Atlantic water masses. Zooplankton from the Central part of the sea (Atlantic water mass), where phytoplankton production is reduced, is characterized by the lowest concentrations of most elements (Ni, Cu, Zn, As and Pb). The highest concentrations were found for both essential heavy metals (Zn and Cu) and toxic metalloid As, which may indicate non-selective bioaccumulation of trace elements by copepods.

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