• Isotopic turnover of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) muscle determined through a controlled feeding experiment 

      Ziegler, Amanda; Bluhm, Bodil; Renaud, Paul Eric; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-30)
      Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) is an important trophic link within Arctic marine food webs and is likely to experience diet shifts in response to climate change. One important tool for assessing organism diet is bulk stable isotope analysis. However, key parameters necessary for interpreting the temporal context of stable isotope values are lacking, especially for Arctic species. This study provides ...
    • Uptake of sympagic organic carbon by the Barents Sea benthos linked to sea ice seasonality 

      Cautain, Ivan J.; Last, Kim S.; Mckee, David; Bluhm, Bodil; Renaud, Paul Eric; Ziegler, Amanda; Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-11)
      On Arctic shelves, where primary production occurs in both the pelagic and sympagic (ice-associated) habitats, sympagic organic material (OM) can constitute a disproportionate fraction of benthic diets due to higher sinking rates and lower grazing pressure than pelagic OM. Less documented is how sympagic OM assimilation across feeding guilds varies seasonally and in relation to sea ice duation. We ...
    • Weak seasonality in benthic food web structure within an Arctic inflow shelf region 

      Ziegler, Amanda; Bluhm, Bodil; Renaud, Paul Eric; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-23)
      The Arctic Ocean is characterized by pronounced seasonality in the quantity and quality of organic matter exported from the surface ocean. While it is well established that changes in food availability can alter the abundance, biomass and function of benthic organisms, the impact on food web structure is not well studied. We used bulk carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis to assess the quantity ...