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Control of deep-sea benthic community structure by oxygen and organic-matter gradients in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Abstract
At boundaries of oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), bathyal faunas experience steep gradients in oxygen and organic-matter availability. This study compares changes in microbial, meiofaunal, macrofaunal and megafaunal benthic assemblages along these gradients on Volcano 7, a 2.3-km high seamount in the E tropical Pacific. Faunal tolerance to dysaerobic (low oxygen) conditions varies with organism size; microbial and meiofaunal abundances are less affected than macro- and megafaunal abundances. At the exceedingly low concentrations (<0.1 ml/l) encountered on the upper summit of Volcano 7, oxygen appears to exert primary control over abundance, composition and diversity of macrofauna, overriding other factors such as food availability and sediment grain size. When oxygen concentration is sufficient, food availability in sediments is highly correlated with meiofaunal and macrofaunal abundance. -from Authors
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“Sponges were also observed on the Volcano 7 seamount in the eastern tropical Pacific, where oxygen concentrations ranged from 4.5 to 7.2 μM O 2 (31) .”
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“…on transition zones in the deep sea is very limited; species shifts based on water depth, water masses and oxygen minimum zones are probably the best-known examples of where deepwater transition zones can exist (Levin et al. 1991; Sahling et al. 2003; Gage 2004; Carney 2005; Gooday et al. 2010).”
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- Authors
- Levin, L. A., Huggett, C. L., & Wishner, K. F.
- Venue
- Journal of Marine Research
- Publisher
- Journal of Marine Research/Yale
- Published
- 1991-11-01
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 763-800
- ISSN
- 0022-2402 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-9542
- OpenAlex
- W2021801566
- Cited by
- 207
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Marine Research (publishedVersion)
- Journal of Media Literacy Education (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Keywords
- oxygen minimum zone, benthic community structure, hypoxia, organic matter availability, seamounts, meiofauna, macrofauna, megafauna, microbial communities, food availability, sediment grain size, eastern tropical Pacific
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