The Distribution and Ecology of the Benthic Ostracoda from the Central Arctic Ocean.
Abstract
From the top 3 cm of 64 central Arctic Ocean sediment cores, 33 samples have been found to contain ostracodes. The cores were taken from depths between 1351 and 3812 m. Of the remaining 31 barren cores, 29 were taken from depths exceeding 3600 m in the Canada Basin. All 19 ostracode species constitute a bathyal fauna which extends to approximately 3000 m. The bathyal fauna is found along Alpha Cordillera and Chukchi Rise. Only Cytheropteron bronwynae n. sp. and Krithe bartonensis (Jones) occur below approximately 3000 m. These two species compose the abyssal fauna. The central Arctic ostracode faunas are more similar to the faunas of Scandinavia than to faunas of the northern Pacific.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA008548
Entities
People
- James Anthony Joy
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison