Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, benthic invertebrates, nitrogen, invertebrates, plankton, species abundance, trophic structure, feeding behaviour, physiology
Principal Investigator: | Graham, Mark S (3) |
Licence Number: | 12188 |
Organization: | Vancouver Public Aquarium |
Licensed Year(s): |
1992
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Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
Project Team: | Philip Bruecker |
Objective(s): To sample specimens from Resolute Passage and conduct oxygen consumption trials in the lab at Resolute; to conduct underwater surveys along transects in the area of Resolute Bay and Allan Bay to look at abundance and feeding status of the soft coral, Gersemia rubiformis; to determine the nitrogen production of the soft corals;
Project Description: The researcher and his team will use several species of planktonic and benthic invertebrates from Lancaster Sound region to evaluate the metabolic cost of making a living in the Arctic. Oxygen consumption techniques will be used as a metabolic indicy. Trophic status of specimens will be evaluated later by stable isotope analysis.