RUI: Benthic Community Structure and Reproductive Patterns of Benthic Organisms

这项建议是一项综合科学调查的一部分，目的是研究位于格陵兰东北部附近的东北水域(新的)波利尼亚的北冰洋、大气、海冰和生物的性质，以便对北冰洋陆架斜坡过程有一个全面的了解。新方案的这一要素将描述波尼亚内外底栖群落的结构和功能。抓取和拖网样本将被用来检验底栖动物生物量和密度比波尼亚海区外更大的假说。底栖生物在中上层和底栖生物系统之间的通量或有机物质以及从底栖生物向较高营养层的能量转移中的作用是这项研究的中心。

This proposal is part of an integrated scientific investigation to study the properties of the Arctic ocean, atmosphere, sea-ice and biology in the Northeast Water (NEW) Polynya, which occurs near northeastern Greenland, in order to gain an integrated understanding of Arctic shelf-slope processes. This element of the NEW program will characterize the structure and function of benthic communities inside and outside the polynya. Grab and trawl samples will be taken to test hypotheses that benthic biomass and density are greater inside compared to outside the polynya. The role of benthic organisms in the flux or organic material between pelagic and benthic systems and in the transfer of energy from the benthos to higher trophic levels is central to this study.