Epifaunal and infaunal responses to submarine mine tailings in a Norwegian fjord

• Published in: Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 149; p. 110560
• Main Authors: Trannum, Hilde C., Borgersen, Gunhild, Oug, Eivind, Glette, Tormod, Brooks, Lucy, Ramirez-Llodra, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2019; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Aquatic Organisms - classification; Aquatic Organisms - growth & development; Aquatic Organisms - isolation & purification; Aquatic Organisms - physiology; Benthic infauna; Benthos; Biological traits analysis; Blanketing; Carnivores; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Epifauna; Estuaries; Feeders; Filter feeders; Fjords; Functional diversity; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Industrial Waste; Infauna; Marine ecosystems; Meiobenthos; Mine tailings; Mine wastes; Mining; Norway; Omnivores; Shallow water; Species; STD; Structure-function relationships; Substrates; Suspension feeders; Symbionts; Tailings; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Norway; Mine tailings; STD; Epifauna; Functional diversity; Biological traits analysis; Infauna

Disposal of mine tailings in marine shallow water ecosystems represents an environmental challenge, and the present paper reports results from a field study in Frænfjorden, Norway, which is subject to such disposal. Structural and functional responses of benthic infauna and epifauna were investigate...