Freese, Daniela; Schewe, Ingo; Kanzog, Corinna; Soltwedel, Thomas; Klages, Michael (2012): Investigations of artificial sediments from two deep-sea in situ recolonization experiments deployed for one year at the central HAUSGARTEN station IV during ARK-XIX/3c [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785298, Supplement to: Freese, D et al. (2012): Recolonisation of new habitats by meiobenthic organisms in the deep Arctic Ocean: an experimental approach. Polar Biology, 35(12), 1801-1813, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-012-1223-2
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Abstract:
Commercial exploitation and abrupt changes of the natural conditions may have severe impacts on the Arctic deep-sea ecosystem. The present recolonisation experiment mimicked a situation after a catastrophic disturbance (e.g. by turbidites caused by destabilized continental slopes after methane hydrate decomposition) and investigated if the recolonisation of a deep-sea habitat by meiobenthic organisms is fostered by variations innutrition and/or sediment structure. Two "Sediment Tray Free Vehicles" were deployed for one year in summer 2003 at 2500 m water depth in the Arctic deep-sea in the eastern Fram Strait. The recolonisation trays were filled with different artificial and natural sediment types (glass beads, sand, sediment mixture, pure deep-sea sediment) and were enriched with various types of food (algae, yeast, fish). After one year, meiobenthos abundances and various sediment related environmental parameters were investigated. Foraminifera were generally the most successful group: they dominated all treatments and accounted for about 87% of the total meiobenthos. Colonizing meiobenthos specimens were generally smaller compared to those in the surrounding deep-sea sediment, suggesting an active recolonisation by juveniles. Although experimental treatments with fine-grained, algae-enriched sediment showed abundances closest to natural conditions, the results suggest that food availability was the main determining factor for a successful recolonisation by meiobenthos and the structure of recolonised sediments was shown to have a subordinate influence.
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Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 226354: Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Mans Impact On European Seas
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Median Latitude: 79.064050 * Median Longitude: 4.317750 * South-bound Latitude: 79.056400 * West-bound Longitude: 4.313800 * North-bound Latitude: 79.071700 * East-bound Longitude: 4.321700
Date/Time Start: 2003-08-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2003-08-03T19:36:00
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PS64/474-1 * Latitude: 79.056400 * Longitude: 4.313800 * Date/Time Start: 2003-08-03T18:42:00 * Date/Time End: 2003-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2432.0 m * Location: North Greenland Sea * Campaign: ARK-XIX/3c (PS64) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Sediment tray free vehicle (STFV)
PS64/475-1 * Latitude: 79.071700 * Longitude: 4.321700 * Date/Time Start: 2003-08-03T19:36:00 * Date/Time End: 2003-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2341.0 m * Location: North Greenland Sea * Campaign: ARK-XIX/3c (PS64) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Sediment tray free vehicle (STFV)
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- Freese, D; Schewe, I (2012): Meiobenthic taxon counts from deep-sea in situ recolonization experiment I deployed at station PS64/474-1 during ARK-XIX/3c. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785294
- Freese, D; Schewe, I (2012): Meiobenthic taxon counts from deep-sea in situ recolonization experiment II deployed at station PS64/475-1 during ARK-XIX/3c. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785295