Biomass and productivity distributions and their variability in the Barents Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-350

  Sakshaug, Egil ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic marine productivity; Barents Sea; Ice edge ecosystems; Interannual fish stock cycles; Marine carbon biomass; Marine ecosystem energies; Marine trophodynamics; North Atlantic Current; Wind driven primary productivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FISH STOCK; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PLANKTON; PRODUCTION;

BARENTS SEA;

EID: 0031153898     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0170     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (51)

1. Ådlandsvik, B., and Loeng, H. 1991. A study of the climatic system in the Barents Sea. Polar Research, 10: 45-50.
2. Båmstedt, U., Eilertsen, H.-C., Tande, K. S., Slagstad, D., and Skjoldal, H. R. 1991. Copepod grazing and its potential impact on the phytoplankton development of the Barents Sea. Polar Research, 10: 339-354.
3. Cohen, J. E. 1994. Marine and continental food webs: three paradoxes? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, 343: 57-69.
4. Currie, R. G., Wyatt, T., and O'Brien, D. P. 1994. Deterministic signals in European fish catches, wine harvests, and sea-level, and further experiments. International Journal of Climatology, 13: 665-687.
5. Dalpadado, P., and Skjoldal, H. R. 1991. Distribution and life history of krill from the Barents Sea. Polar Research, 10: 443-460.
6. Dugdale, R. C., and Wilkerson, F. P. 1991. Low specific nitrate uptake rate: A common feature of high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll marine ecosystems. Limnol. Oceanogr., 36: 1678-1688.
7. Gran, H. H. 1931. On the conditions for the production of plankton in the sea. Rapports et Procès-verbaux des Réunions du Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer, 75: 37-46.
8. Hall, N. M. J., Hoskins, B. J., Valdes, P. J., and Senior, C. A. 1994. Storm tracks in a high-resolution GCM with doubled carbon dioxide. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 120: 1209-1230.
9. Hassel, A., Skjoldal, H. R., Gjøsaeter, H., Loeng, H., and Omli, L. 1991. Impact of grazing from capelin Mallotus villosus) on zooplankton: a case study in the northern Barents Sea in August 1985. Polar Research, 10: 371-388.
10. Haug, T., Krøyer, A. B., Nilssen, K. T., Ugland, K. I., and Aspholm, P. E. 1991. Harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) invasions in Norwegian coastal waters: age composition and feeding habits. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 48: 363-371.
11. Haug, T., Gjøsaeter, H., Lindstrøm, U., and Nilssen, K. T. 1993. Studies of minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata ecology in the northeast Atlantic: preliminary results from studies of diet and food availability during summer 1992. ICES CM 1993/N: 7, 32 pp.
12. Hopkins, C. C. E., and Nilssen, E. M. 1991. The rise and fall of the Barents Sea capelin (Mallotus villosus): a multivariate scenario. Polar Research, 10: 535-546.
13. Kristiansen, S., and Farbrot, T. 1991. Nitrogen uptake rates in the phytoplankton and in the ice algae in the Barents Sea. Polar Research, 10: 187-192.
14. Loeng, H. 1991. Features of the oceanographic conditions of the Barents Sea. Polar Research, 10: 5-18.
15. Loeng, H., Ozhigin, V., and Ådlandsvik, B. 1995. Water fluxes through the Barents Sea. ICES CM 1995/Mini: 10, 12 pp.
16. Markussen, N. H., and Øritsland, N. A. 1991. Food energy requirement of the harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) population in the Barents and White Seas. Polar Research, 10: 603-608.
17. Markussen, N. H., Ryg, M., and Lydersen, C. 1992. Food consumption of the NE Atlantic minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) population estimated with a simulation model. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 49: 317-323.
18. Mehlum, F., and Gabrielsen, G. W. 1993. The diet of the high-arctic sea-birds in coastal and ice-covered, pelagic areas near the Svalbard archipelago. Polar Research, 12: 1-20.
19. Midttun, L. 1985. Formation of dense bottom water in the Barents Sea. Deep-Sea Research, 32: 1233-1241.
20. Nakken, O. 1992. Fangst og fiske - verknader på økosystemet (hunting and fishing - impacts on the ecosystem). In OØkosystem Barentshavet (Ecosystem Barents Sea), pp. 263-274. Ed. by E. Sakshaug, A. Bjørge, B. Gulliksen, H. Loeng, and F. Mehlum. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo.
21. Nilssen, K. T., Haug, T., Potelov, V., and Timoshenko, Y. 1992. Preliminary data on feeding and condition of Barents Sea harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) throughout the year. ICES CM 1992/N: 5, 23 pp.
22. Rey, F., Skjoldal, H. R., and Slagstad, D. 1987. Primary production in relation to climatic changes in the Barents Sea. Proc. 3 d Soviet-Norwegian Symp., Murmansk, 1986, pp. 29-46. Ed. by H. Loeng. Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway.
23. Ryg, M., and Øritsland, N. A. 1991. Estimates of energy expenditure and energy consumption of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) throughout the year. Polar Research, 10: 595-602.
24. Sakshaug, E. 1976. En oversikt over norsk oseanografis histoire fram til den 2. verdenskrig (An overview of the history of Norwegian oceanography until the second world war). In Norsk Oseanografi - status og perspektiver (Norwegian oceanography - status and perspectives), pp. 209-232. Ed. by E. Sakshaug, F. E. Dahl, and N.-P. Wedege. NAVF, Oslo, 246 pp.
25. Sakshaug, E., 1989. The physiological ecology of polar phytoplankton. In Proc. 6th Conf. Com. Arctique Intl, pp. 61-89. Ed. by L. Rey, and V. Alexander. E. J. Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands.
26. Sakshaug, E. 1996. Weather and climate: Effects on life in the sea. Forh. K. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. (in press).
27. Sakshaug, E., and Holm-Hansen, O. 1984. Factors governing pelagic production in polar waters. In Marine phytoplankton and productivity, pp. 1-17. Ed. by O. Holm-Hansen, L. Bolis, and R. Gilles. Lecture notes on coastal and estuarine studies, vol. 8. Springer, Berlin.
28. Sakshaug, E., and Skjoldal, H. R. 1989. Life at the ice edge. Ambio, 8: 60-67.
29. Sakshaug, E. and Slagstad, D. 1991. Light and productivity of phytoplankton in polar marine ecosystems: a physiological view. Polar Research, 10: 69-85.
30. Sakshaug, E., Hopkins, C. C. E., and Øritsland, N. A. 1991 (Eds). Proceedings of the Pro Mare symposium on polar marine ecology, Trondheim, 12-16 May 1990. Polar Research, 10 (1-2), 662 pp.
31. Sakshaug, E., and Slagstad, D. 1992. Sea ice and wind: Effects on primary productivity in the Barents Sea. Atmosphere Ocean, 30: 579-591.
32. Sakshaug, E., Bjørge, A., Gulliksen, B., Loeng, H., and Mehlum, F. 1992 (Eds). Økosystem Barentshavet (Ecosystem Barents Sea). Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, 304 pp (in Norwegian).
33. Sakshaug, E., Bjørge, A., Gulliksen, B., Loeng, H., and Mehlum, F. 1994. Structure, biomass distribution, and energetics of the pelagic ecosystem in the Barents Sea: A synopsis. Polar Biology, 14: 405-411.
34. Sakshaug, E., Rey, F., and Slagstad, D. 1995. Wind forcing of marine primary production in the northern atmospheric low-pressure belt. In Ecology of fjords and coastal waters, pp. 15-25. Ed. by H. R. Skjoldal, C. Hopkins, K. E. Erikstad, and H. P. Leinaas. Eisevier Science, Amsterdam.
35. Schweder, T., Øien, N., and Høst, G. 1992. Estimates on abundance of northeastern Atlantic minke whales in 1989. Rept SC/44N AB, presented to IWC in June 1992. 18 pp.
36. Skjoldal, H. R., Gjøsaeter, H., and Loeng, H. 1992. The Barents Sea ecosystem in the 1980s: ocean climate, plankton and capelin growth. ICES Marine Science Symposia, 195: 278-290.
37. Slagstad, D., and Stokke, S. 1994. Simulering av strømfelt, hydrografi, isdekke og primaerproduksjon i Det nordlige Barentshavet (Simulation of current fields, hydrography, ice cover, and primary production in the northern Barents Sea). Fisken Hav., 9: 1-46 (English summary).
38. Sverdrup, H. U. 1953. On conditions for the vernal blooming of phytoplankton. J. Cons. perm. intl Explor. Mer, 18: 287-295.
39. Tande, K. S., and Slagstad, D. 1990. Growth and production of the herbivorous copepod, Calanus glacialis, in the arctic waters of the Barents Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 63: 189-199.
40. Tande, K. S., and Slagstad, D. 1992. Regional and interannual variation in biomass and productivity Calanus finmarchicus, in subarctic environments. Oceanol. Acta, 15: 309-321.
41. Thingstad, T. F., and Sakshaug, E. 1990. Control of phytoplankton growth in nutrient recycling ecosystems. Theory and terminology. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 63: 261-272.
42. Thingstad, T. F., and Martinussen, I. 1991. Are bacteria active in the cold pelagic ecosystem of the Barents Sea? Polar Research, 10: 255-266.
43. Titov, O. V. 1995. Seasonal dynamics of primary production in the Barents Sea. ICES CM 1995/Mini: 16, 25 pp.
44. Tretyak, V. L., Ozhigin, V. K., Yaragina, N. A., and Ivshin, V. A. 1995. Role of oceanographic conditions in Arcto-Norwegian cod recruitment dynamics. ICES CM 1995/Mini: 15, 20 pp.
45. Valiela, I. 1984. Marine ecological processes. Springer, New York, 546 pp.
46. Vinje, T., and Kvambekk, Å. S. 1991. Barents Sea drift ice characteristics. Polar Research, 10: 59-68.
47. Walsh, J. J., McRoy, C. P., Blackburn, T. H., Coachman, L. K., Goering, J. J., Henriksen, K., Andersen, P., Nihoul, J. J., Parker, P. L., Springer, A. M., Tripp, R. B., Whitledge, T. E., and Wirick, C. D. 1989. The role of Bering Strait in the carbon/nitrogen fluxes of polar marine ecosystems. In Proc. 6th Conf. Com. Arct. Intl, pp. 90-120. Ed. by L. Rey and V. Alexander. Brill, Leiden, the Netherlands.
48. Wassmann, P. 1990. Dynamics of primary production and sedimentation in shallow fjords and polls of western Norway. Oceanogr. Marine Biology Annual Reviews, 91: 87-154.
49. Wassmann, P., Vernet, M., and Mitchell, B. G. 1990. Mass sedimentation of Phaeocystis pouchetii in the Barents Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 66: 183-195.
50. Wassmann, P., Peinert, R., and Smetacek, V. 1991. Patterns of production and sedimentation in the boreal and polar Northeast Atlantic. Polar Research, 10: 209-228.
51. Zlotnik, I. and Dubinsky, Z. 1989. The effect of light and temperature on DOC excretion by phytoplankton. Limnol. Oceanogr., 34: 831-83.