The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

About this book

The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard focuses in detail on all ecologically important aspects of the Kongsfjorden system such as the marine and atmospheric environment including long-term monitoring, Ecophysiology of individual species, structure and function of the ecosystem, ecological processes and biological communities. The contributed articles include review articles and research articles that have a wider approach and bring the current research up-to-date. The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard will form a baseline for future work.

Contents

1. The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

PART I: Atmospheric conditions
2. The atmosphere above Ny-Alesund - Climate and global warming, ozone and surface UV radiation / Maturilli M, Hanssen-Bauer I, Neuber R, Rex M, Edvardsen K

PART II: Oceanography, sea ice and underwater light regime
3. The Kongsfjorden Transect: seasonal and inter-annual variability in hydrography / Tverberg V, Skogseth R, Cottier F, Sundfjord A, Walczowski W, Inall M, Falck E, Pavlova O, Nilsen F
4. Changes in sea-ice extent and thickness in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (2003-2016) / Pavlova, O, Gerland S, Hop H
5. Underwater light regime in Kongsfjorden and its ecological implications / Pavlov A, Leu E, Hanelt D, Bartsch I, Karsten U, Hudson SR, Gallet J-C, Cottier F, Cohen JH, Berge J, Johnsen G, Maturilli M, Kowalczuk P, Sagan S, Meler J, Granskog MA

PART III: Pelagic production, phytoplankton and zooplankton
6. Phytoplankton seasonal dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and the adjacent shelf / Hegseth EN, Assmy P, Wiktor JM, Wiktor Jr JM Kristiansen, S, Leu E, Tverberg V, Gabrielsen TM, Skogseth R, Cottier F
7. Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden (1996-2016) in relation to climate change / Hop H, Wold A, Vihtakari M, Daase M, Kwasniewski S, Gluchowska M, Lischka S, Buchholz F, Falk-Petersen S

PART IV: Benthic microbes, macroalgae and fauna
8. Living on cold substrata - new approaches to study microphytobenthos ecophysiology and ecology in Kongsfjorden / Karsten U, Woelfel J, Schaub I, Schlie C, Sevilgen, DS, Wulff A, Graeve M, Wagner H
9. Biodiversity of benthic macro- and microalgae from Svalbard with special focus on Kongsfjorden / Fredriksen S., Karsten U, Bartsch I, Woelfel J, Koblowsky M, Schumann R, Moi SR, Steneck RS, Wiktor J, Hop H, Wiencke C
10. Kelp and environmental changes in the Kongsfjorden: Stress perception and responsesBischof K, Buschbaum C, Fredriksen S, Gordillo FJL, Heinrich S, Jimenez C, Lutz C Molis M, Roleda M, Schwanitz M, Wiencke C
11. Ecological drivers of and responses by Arctic benthic communities, with an emphasis on Kongsfjorden, Svalbard / Molis M, Beuchel F, Laudien J, Wlodarska-Kowalczuk M, Buschbaum C

PART V: Arctic fjord ecosystem model and autonomous marine observatories
12. Outline of an Arctic fjord ecosystem model for Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden, Svalbard / Duarte, P, Weslawski, JM, Hop H
13. Autonomous marine observatories in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard / Hop H, Cottier F, Berge J

PART VI: Kongsfjorden as harbinger of the future Arctic
14. Kongsfjorden as harbinger of the future Arctic: knowns, unknowns and research priorities / Bischof K, Convey P, Duarte P, Gattuso J-P, Granberg M, Hop H, Hoppe C, Jimenez C, Lisitsyn L, Martinez B, Roleda MY, Thor P, Wiktor J Gabrielsen GW

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