Sea ice meiofauna abundance in coastal fast ice off Barrow, Alaska, with a focus on Scolelepis squamata (Polychaeta), July 12, 2005 - April 4, 2006 (NCEI Accession 0064869)
The fast ice along the Alaskan coastline forms in November/December and reaches a thickness of 1.5-1.8m by April. Break-up usually occurs between late June and mid-July. During this time of sea ice cover, the coastal fast ice houses a variety of meiofaunal invertebrates including young life stages of benthic species …