TY - JOUR
T1 - Observations of a living macroalga at 166m depth in a high Arctic fjord
AU - Meyer, Kirstin S.
AU - Sweetman, Andrew K.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Still photos of the seafloor in Raudfjorden, Spitsbergen, recorded in 2011, showed an abundant macroalga at a depth of 166 m. The macroalga was observed attached to stones of varying size and streaming in the bottom current, which would imply that the alga was alive and growing in situ. The alga likely experiences very low-light conditions, as it is present in a turbid fjord influenced by glacial sedimentation. Arctic macroalgae are often adapted to low-light conditions, but to the authors’ knowledge, the present report is the deepest record of living macroalgae in the high Arctic.
AB - Still photos of the seafloor in Raudfjorden, Spitsbergen, recorded in 2011, showed an abundant macroalga at a depth of 166 m. The macroalga was observed attached to stones of varying size and streaming in the bottom current, which would imply that the alga was alive and growing in situ. The alga likely experiences very low-light conditions, as it is present in a turbid fjord influenced by glacial sedimentation. Arctic macroalgae are often adapted to low-light conditions, but to the authors’ knowledge, the present report is the deepest record of living macroalgae in the high Arctic.
U2 - 10.1017/S175526721500038X
DO - 10.1017/S175526721500038X
M3 - Article
SN - 1755-2672
VL - 8
JO - Marine Biodiversity Records
JF - Marine Biodiversity Records
M1 - e58
ER -