An Arctic Alaskan Kelp Bed

Authors

  • John L. Mohr
  • Norman J. Wilimovsky
  • E. Yale Dawson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3754

Keywords:

Algae, Marine ecology, Sea ice, Silt

Abstract

Reports the discovery of a kelp bed near Point Barrow and describes its composition, both red and brown algae and associated fauna: a few polychaetous annelids, arthropods and six fishes, one, Enophrys diceraus new to arctic waters and kelp beds are rare in arctic Alaska waters limited in species and in number of individuals. The general poverty of marine algae is thought due to the prevalence of sediments north of Alaska and to silting effects by sea ice in winter.

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Published

1957-01-01

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