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Amphipod family distributions around Iceland
Brix, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Jazdzewska, A.; Hughes, L.; Tandberg, A.H.S.; Pabis, K.; Stransky, B.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; Sorbe, J.-C.; Hendrycks, E.; Vader, W.; Frutos, I.; Horton, T.; Jazdzewski, K.; Peart, R.; Beermann, J.; Coleman, C.O.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Corbari, L.; Havermans, C.; Tato, R.; Jimenez Campean, A. (2018). Amphipod family distributions around Iceland. ZooKeys 731: 41-53. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.731.19854
In: ZooKeys. Pensoft: Sofia. ISSN 1313-2989; e-ISSN 1313-2970
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Keywords
    Aquatic communities > Benthos
    Classification > Taxonomy
    Deep sea
    Distribution
    Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Author keywords
    Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge; subarctic
Authors  Top 
  • Brix, S.
  • Lörz, A.-N.
  • Jazdzewska, A.
  • Hughes, L.
  • Tandberg, A.H.S.
  • Pabis, K.
  • Stransky, B.
  • Krapp-Schickel, T.
  • Sorbe, J.-C.
  • Hendrycks, E.
  • Vader, W.
  • Frutos, I.
  • Horton, T.
  • Jazdzewski, K.
  • Peart, R.
  • Beermann, J.
  • Coleman, C.O.
  • Buhl-Mortensen, L.
  • Corbari, L.
  • Havermans, C.
  • Tato, R.
  • Jimenez Campean, A.
Abstract
    Amphipod crustaceans were collected at all 55 stations sampled with an epibenthic sledge during two IceAGE expeditions (Icelandic marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology) in 2011 and 2013. In total, 34 amphipod families and three superfamilies were recorded in the samples. Distribution maps are presented for each taxon along with a summary of the regional taxonomy for the group. Statistical analyses based on presence/absence data revealed a pattern of family distributions that correlated with sampling depth. Clustering according to the geographic location of the stations (northernmost North Atlantic Sea and Arctic Ocean) can also be observed. IceAGE data for the Amphilochidae and Oedicerotidae were analysed on species level; in case of the Amphilochidae they were compared to the findings from a previous Icelandic benthic survey, BIOICE (Benthic Invertebrates of Icelandic waters), which also identified a high abundance of amphipod fauna.
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