Brackish meltponds on Arctic sea ice-a new habitat for marine metazoans

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-608

  Kramer, Maike ^a   Kiko, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Meltponds; Sea ice; Sympagic meiofauna; Under ice amphipods

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BRACKISH WATER; CILIATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAMINIFERA; HABITAT TYPE; ICE COVER; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEIOFAUNA; MELTWATER; NEMATODE; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; CILIOPHORA; FORAMINIFERA; METAZOA; NEMATODA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 79952707633     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0911-z     Document Type: Article

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