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Seasonal pathways of organic matter within the Avilés submarine canyon: Foodweb implications
Romero-Romero, S.; Molina-Ramírez, A.; Höfer, J.; Duineveld, G.C.A.; Rumín-Caparrós, A.; Sanchez-Vidal, A.; Canals, M.; Acuña, J.L. (2016). Seasonal pathways of organic matter within the Avilés submarine canyon: Foodweb implications. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 117: 1-10. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2016.09.003
In: Deep-Sea Research, Part I. Oceanographic Research Papers. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 0967-0637; e-ISSN 1879-0119, more
Peer reviewed article  
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Author keywords
    Submarine canyon; stable isotopes; Food web; Vertical flux; Benthos;
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  • Romero-Romero, S.
  • Molina-Ramírez, A.
  • Höfer, J.
  • Duineveld, G.C.A., more
  • Rumín-Caparrós, A.
  • Sanchez-Vidal, A.
  • Canals, M.
  • Acuña, J.L., more
Abstract
    The transport and fate of organic matter (OM) sources within the Avilés submarine canyon (Cantabrian Sea, Southern Bay of Biscay) were studied using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios. The isotopic composition of settling particles and deep bottom sediments closely resembled that of surface particulate OM, and there were no marked differences in the isotopic composition of settling particles inside and outside of the AC. This indicates that the Avilés Canyon (AC) receives inputs of sinking OM mostly from the upper water column and less through advective near-bottom down-canyon transport. Sinking OM fluxes are of marine and terrestrial origin in proportions which vary seasonally. Analysis of δ13C in the canyon fauna indicates a dependence on OM mainly produced by marine phytoplankton. A tight coupling of isotopic signatures between pelagic organisms and benthic suspension feeders reflects an active biological vertical transport of OM from the surface to the deep-sea. The food web presented seasonal variations in the trophic niche width and the amplitude of the primary carbon sources, reflecting seasonality in the availability of fresh particulate OM. Those seasonal changes are larger for benthic organisms of lower trophic levels.
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