scholarly journals Features of the Species and Spatial Structure of Macrobenthos in the Green Cape Lagoon (Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea)

2020 ◽  
pp. 228-240
Author(s):  
A. P. Stolyarov ◽  
M. V. Mardashova
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Oxygen Deficiency ◽  
Macoma Balthica ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Invertebrate Species ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Carbon Load

Features of the species and spatial structure of macrobenthic sublittoral communities in a lagoon ecosystem on the Green Cape (the White Sea) were studied. 31 invertebrate species and 3 species of sea grasses and algae (Zostera marina, Cladophora sericea, and Fucus vesiculosus) were found in the sublittoral of the surveyed lagoon. The data on the species composition, diversity and spatial structure of macrobenthos communities indicate the predominance of littoral brackish-water and marine euryhaline macrobenthos species (Hydrobia ulvae, Tubificoides benedii, Chironomus salinarius, and Macoma balthica) in the coastal region of the lagoon, marine euryhaline littoral and sublittoral species (mainly polychaetes Heteromastus filiformis, Polydora ciliata, and Capitella capitata) in the central deeper region, and marine sublittoral less euryhaline species (Pontoporeia femorata, Anonyx nugans, Nereimyra punctata, Terebellides stroemi, Astarte montagui, Micronephthys minuta, and Atylus carinatus) at the exit from the lagoon. The ecosystem of the Green Cape lagoon belongs to lagoons significantly fenced off from the sea with depleted specific fauna (many littoral species) and largely influenced by carbon load and salinity. The reduced connection of the lagoon with the sea due to the continued rise of the White Sea coast (4 mm per year in this area) will contribute to a decrease in the species diversity and the predominance of few small eurytopic invertebrate species resistant to organic load, oxygen deficiency, and desalination.

Trends and drivers of Macoma balthica L. dynamics in Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny A. Genelt-Yanovskiy ◽  
Dmitriy A. Aristov ◽  
Alexey V. Poloskin ◽  
Sophia A. Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Macoma Balthica ◽  
Additive Models ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Climate Oscillations ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay

Long-term population dynamics of marine invertebrates can be shaped by environmental conditions as well as biotic factors, including predation, diseases, interspecific or intraspecific competition. Towards the northern edge of species ranges the role of biotic interactions gradually decreases while the impact of climate oscillations becomes more important. This study examined the long-term changes in abundance, individual growth rates and shell shape characteristics of Macoma balthica, one of the dominant species in White Sea soft-bottom intertidal communities. To test the role of predators in changes in clam abundance, we examined the number of moonsnails Amauropsis islandica. Macoma balthica exhibited spatially synchronous population dynamics at six sites in Kandalaksha Bay, where densities of clams varied between 140 and 8500 ind. m−2 during the 21-year period of observations. Statistical modelling using generalized additive models (GAM) shows that a combination of mild winter and warm summer led to an increase in M. balthica density the following year. Predation by A. islandica had no impact on changes in M. balthica density. Growth rates of M. balthica were higher during a cool decade, but clams that lived in a warmer period were characterized by more globose shells. Our results suggest that the climate oscillations can be regarded as the key factor causing the shift in abundance of M. balthica in the White Sea during the last two decades via recruitment and survival.

Characteristics of gas-saturated deposits of the Kandalaksha bay, the White Sea, according to the seismic-acoustic and litho-geochemical studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Tokarev ◽  
E. N. Poludetkina ◽  
A. V. Starovoytov ◽  
A. S. Pirogova ◽  
S. R. Korost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Sedimentary Sequence ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Glacial Sediments ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Maximal Thickness ◽  
Kandalaksha Gulf ◽  
Geochemical Studies

The article discusses the results of complex geological, geophysical and geochemical studies of gas-saturated sediments within the Kandalaksha gulf, the White Sea. As a part of the marine study detailed seismoacoustic studies were conducted, resulting in the geometry of the seabed, the distribution of geological peculiarities of the sedimentary sequence, including the zones of focused unloading of hydrocarbon fluids. It is shown that assemblages of the «gas caps» are confined to the zones of maximal thickness of post-glacial sediments. The composition of the organic matter in the sediments and the gas phase has been studied in detail.

Harpacticoida taxocen diversity in the silty-sandy littoral zone of Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea

Oceanology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Chertoprud ◽  
M. V. Chertoprud ◽  
D. V. Kondar ◽  
P. N. Kornev ◽  
A. A. Udalov
Keyword(s):  
Littoral Zone ◽  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay

All's good in a famine? Hydrobia ulvae as a secondary prey for juveniles of Iceland moonsnails Amauropsis islandica at the White Sea sandflats

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (8) ◽  
pp. 1601-1606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Aristov ◽  
Marina Varfolomeeva ◽  
Georgii Puzachenko
Keyword(s):  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Prey Species ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Macoma Balthica ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Floor Effect ◽  
Dietary Shift ◽  
Hydrobia Ulvae ◽  
Consumption Rates

Many size-selective predators switch their diet during ontogeny. At the White Sea, the adult moonsnails Amauropsis islandica feed mostly on Macoma balthica clams. The diet of juveniles was largely unknown. We conducted a field survey and a caging experiment to find out if juvenile moonsnails can prey on Hydrobia ulvae, and whether they prefer this snail to their usual prey. Live molluscs and their intact or perforated shells were collected from 34 sediment cores. We exposed the single-prey cages with 50 Macoma (MP) or 50 Hydrobia (HP) together with five Amauropsis juveniles, as well as the cages where both prey species were in a 25:25 proportion (HMP). While live Hydrobia was more abundant in the natural assemblages, Amauropsis preferred Macoma, as indicated by proportions of perforated shells. The caging experiment produced similar results. Per capita Macoma consumption rate was significantly higher than Hydrobia consumption rate (6.4 ± 0.5 mg day−1 ind.−1vs. 1.4±0.2 mg day−1 ind.−1 in MP and HP respectively). Prey consumption rates in the single-prey treatments were higher than in mixed-prey cages regardless of prey species. Different mechanisms explain this variation: for Hydrobia it is a consequence of the dietary shift, while for Macoma it reflects the ‘floor’ effect in HMP cages, where virtually all Macoma had been drilled by the end of exposure term. While Macoma is the preferable prey of young Amauropsis, Hydrobia can supplement the diet of juveniles when Macoma is scarce in certain locations.

scholarly journals Age and growth of European flounder from the Chupa Inlet (Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea)

2019 ◽  
Vol 323 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.N. Yershov ◽  
A.A. Matvienko ◽  
D.A. Aristov
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Onega Bay ◽  
European Flounder ◽  
Males And Females

We studied age structure, growth and distribution of European flounder Platichthys flesus at the sea in Chupa Inlet (Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea). Immature and mature fishes fed at shallows of Chupa Inlet and adjacent open sea area in June-August. Size-age and sex composition of fishes in catches are presented in the paper. Individuals of 17–27 cm length and 4–5 year age constituted the majority of catches (45%). On the whole, males numerically predominated over females in the samples. Analysis of sexual differences of growth has shown that females grew faster than males. The most intensive growth took place in July–August, according to the increments on the otoliths. Growth rate of the flounder from Chupa Inlet appeared to be similar to the growth rate of the flounder from other open shore sites of Kandalaksha Bay. We have compared also peculiarities of growth and age structure of flounder populations from Kandalaksha Bay to those from other bays of the White Sea. Significant differences of the growth rate were found between flounders from Kandalaksha, Onega, Dvina and Mezen' Bays. Both males and females from Onega Bay grew faster than other. Growth rate of fish decreased towards the north (Kandalaksha Bay) and the north-east (Mezen' Bay). The most slow-growing flounder inhabited shallows of Mezen' Bay. Statistical analysis has shown that age structure of flounder populations varied in different bays of the White Sea, and observed regional variations were characteristic for both males and females. Flounder population in Onega Bay was characterized by the dominance of the younger individuals compared to populations in other bays. The greatest mean age of flounder was registered in populations from the north-west (Kandalaksha Bay) and the north-east (Mezen' Bay) parts of the White Sea. Males and females in populations from Onega and Dvina Bays differed significantly in the mean age, and as a rule females were older. No age differences between sexes were found in flounder population of Mezen' Bay. We suppose that temperature conditions were among the main factors influencing regional differences in growth rate and age structure of the flounder populations in the White Sea.

THE DIVERSITY OF CAROTENOGENIC MICROALGAE OF THE KANDALAKSHA BAY OF THE WHITE SEA SUBPOLAR REGION

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. CHEKANOV ◽  
◽  
A. KUBLANOVSKAYA ◽  
T. FEDORENKO ◽  
E. LOBAKOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay
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