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Distribution, inventory and turnover of benthic organic biomass in the Strait of Georgia, Canada, in relation to natural and anthropogenic inputs by Burd, Brenda J.

“…•Benthic biomass and turnover were estimated for an inland sea, west coast of Canada.•Basin biomass 43.1×106kgC and production 54.6×106kgCyr−1 resulted in…”
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The importance of hydrothermal venting to water-column secondary production in the northeast Pacific by Burd, Brenda J., Thomson, Richard E.

“…The purpose of this study is to show that seafloor hydrothermal venting in the open northeast Pacific Ocean has a marked impact on secondary biomass and…”
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Size structure of marine soft-bottom macrobenthic communities across natural habitat gradients: implications for productivity and ecosystem function by Macdonald, Tara A, Burd, Brenda J, van Roodselaar, Albert

“…Size distributions of biotic assemblages are important modifiers of productivity and function in marine sediments. We investigated the distribution of…”
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Towards predicting basin-wide invertebrate organic biomass and production in marine sediments from a coastal sea by Burd, Brenda J, Macdonald, Tara A, van Roodselaar, Albert

“…Detailed knowledge of environmental conditions is required to understand faunal production in coastal seas with topographic and hydrographic complexity. We…”
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Uptake of PCBs into sediment dwellers and trophic transfer in relation to sediment conditions in the Salish Sea by Burd, Brenda J, Lowe, Christopher J, Morales-Caselles, Carmen

“…We examined uptake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into various marine sediment feeders relative to physical and geochemical factors and transfer to higher…”
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The BenBioDen database, a global database for meio-, macro- and megabenthic biomass and densities by Stratmann, Tanja, van Oevelen, Dick, Martínez Arbizu, Pedro, Wei, Chih-Lin, Liao, Jian-Xiang, Cusson, Mathieu, Scrosati, Ricardo A., Archambault, Philippe, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Ramey-Balci, Patricia A., Burd, Brenda J., Kenchington, Ellen, Gilkinson, Kent, Belley, Rénald, Soetaert, Karline

“…Benthic fauna refers to all fauna that live in or on the seafloor, which researchers typically divide into size classes meiobenthos (32/64 µm–0.5/1 mm),…”
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Seasonal patterns in deep acoustic backscatter layers near vent plumes in the northeastern Pacific Ocean by Burd, Brenda J., Thomson, Richard E.

“…We used moored 75 kHz acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) to examine seasonal cycles in zooplankton deep scattering layers (DSLs) observed below 1300 m…”
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Facultative feeding and consistency of trophic structure in marine soft-bottom macrobenthic communities by Macdonald, Tara A., Burd, Brenda J., van Roodselaar, Albert

“…We investigated the roles of facultative versus strict niche feeding in the maintenance of trophic consistency in soft-bottom macrobenthic communities in the…”
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Distribution and Uptake of Key Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Congeners in Benthic Infauna Relative to Sediment Organic Enrichment by Burd, Brenda J, Macdonald, Tara A, Macdonald, Robie W, Ross, Peter S

“…As part of a broader study of budgets, transport, and bioaccumulation of persistent organic contaminants in the Strait of Georgia, Canada, matching samples of…”
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Estimating Zooplankton Biomass Distribution in the Water Column Near the Endeavour Segment of Juan de Fuca Ridge Using Acoustic Backscatter and Concurrently Towed Nets by BURD, BRENDA J., THOMSON, RICHARD E.

“…Logistical challenges, time, and the cost of towed net surveys make it difficult to obtain estimates of secondary biomass and production in the open ocean…”
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Uptake and trophic changes in polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the benthic marine food chain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada by Burd, Brenda, Lowe, Chris, Morales-„Caselles, Carmen, Noel, Marie, Ross, Peter, Macdonald, Tara

“…We examined the physical and geochemical effects of sediment on the uptake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) into marine sediment feeders and their…”
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Seafloor biodiversity of Canada's three oceans: Patterns, hotspots and potential drivers by Wei, Chih-Lin, Cusson, Mathieu, Archambault, Philippe, Belley, Renald, Brown, Tanya, Burd, Brenda J., Edinger, Evan, Kenchington, Ellen, Gilkinson, Kent, Lawton, Peter, Link, Heike, Ramey-Balci, Patricia A., Scrosati, Ricardo A., Snelgrove, Paul V. R.

“…Aim We examined the relationships between bathymetry, latitude and energy and the diversity of marine benthic invertebrates across wide environmental ranges of…”
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Evaluation of mine tailings effects on a benthic marine infaunal community over 29 years by Burd, Brenda J.

“…Benthic infaunal and sediment data collected over 29 years were used to examine the extent and geographic range of effects and recovery from submarine tailings…”
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A review of zooplankton and deep carbon fixation contributions to carbon cycling in the dark ocean by Burd, Brenda J., Thomson, Richard E.

“…Models of the marine carbon cycle assume that virtually all heterotrophic production in the open ocean is derived from near-surface carbon fixation (primary…”
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Isotopic composition of hydrothermal epiplume zooplankton: evidence of enhanced carbon recycling in the water column by Burd, Brenda J, Thomson, Richard E, Calvert, Stephen E

“…We compare stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in zooplankton living immediately above the Endeavour Ridge hydrothermal vent plume with similar data from…”
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Lipid-rich ascending particles from the hydrothermal plume at Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge by Wakeham, Stuart G, Cowen, James P, Burd, Brenda J, Thomson, Richard E

“…Samples of ascending and descending particulate matter from the hydrothermal plume at Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge were analyzed for their lipid…”
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Distribution and relative importance of jellyfish in a region of hydrothermal venting by Burd, Brenda J, Thomson, Richard E

“…Net sampling to 3000 m depth at Endeavour Ridge in the northeast Pacific in July 1991–1994 shows that medusae in the immediate vicinity of the hydrothermal…”
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Local environmental conditions determine the footprint of municipal effluent in coastal waters: a case study in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia by Johannessen, Sophia C, Macdonald, Robie W, Burd, Brenda, van Roodselaar, Albert, Bertold, Stan

“…To predict the likely effects of management action on any point source discharge into the coastal ocean, it is essential to understand both the composition of…”
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Composition of a deep scattering layer overlying a mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal plume by BURD, B. J, THOMSON, R. E, JAMIESON, G. S

“…Three sets of zooplankton trawls with multiple nets were deployed in Jun 1990 with a deep (2,000m) scattering layer overlying the central hydrothermal vent…”
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Status of the glass sponge reefs in the Georgia Basin by Cook, Sarah E., Conway, Kim W., Burd, Brenda

“…The purpose of this paper is to describe the status and general faunal composition of sponge reefs in the Georgia Basin (GB), British Columbia, Canada…”
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