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， 研究北冰洋、大气、海冰和 东北水（新）Polynya的生物学，发生在附近 格陵兰岛东北部，以获得一个综合的 了解北极大陆架斜坡过程。 的这一要素 新的计划将描述的结构和功能， 冰间湖内外的底栖生物群落。 抓斗和拖网 将采集样本以检验底栖生物量和 冰间湖内部的密度比外部大。 的 底栖生物在通量或有机物质之间的作用 深海和海底系统以及海洋能源转移方面的作用 底栖生物向更高营养级的迁移是这项研究的核心。

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.