Relationships of benthic community characteristics with depth. Stations sampled underneath Lancaster Sound-Bylot Island polynya (LS-BI; gray circles) and NOW polynya (white circles) are highlighted.

<p>(<b>a</b>) biomass (g m⁻²); (<b>b</b>) density (ind. m⁻²); (<b>c</b>) S_density (no. of taxa 1000 m⁻²); (<b>d</b>) Shannon-Wiener's diversity index (H'). Coefficients of determination of significant linear regressions (<i>p</i><0.05) are shown and dashed lines represent 95% confidence intervals.