Journal article
Macrofauna of Canadian arctic fjords
Abstract
Deposition of fine glacial sediments in Canadian arctic fjords decreases downfjord from the source. Soupground substrates near the head give way to softgrounds and then to firmgrounds in the outer regions. Intertidal areas are strongly affected by sea ice. Faunal communities reflect substrate characteristics. The muddy, soupground substrate supports a community of benthic infauna, in which errant polychaetes such as Nereis pelagica coexist with …
Authors
Dale JE; Aitken AE; Gilbert R; Risk MJ
Journal
Marine Geology, Vol. 85, No. 2-4, pp. 331–358
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1989
DOI
10.1016/0025-3227(89)90159-x
ISSN
0025-3227