Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change
Abstract This is a first attempt to study the palynological remains from the surface sediments of a pond near the Kongsfjorden coast in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. The palynomorphs display a high relative abundance of desmids, Cladocera, thecamoebians, chironomids, and fungal remains inherent to t...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/trser-2022-0001 2024-05-19T07:35:18+00:00 Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change Singh, Vartika Barinova, Sophia 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0001 https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/trser-2022-0001 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research volume 24, issue 1, page 1-16 ISSN 2344-3219 journal-article 2022 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0001 2024-05-02T06:51:56Z Abstract This is a first attempt to study the palynological remains from the surface sediments of a pond near the Kongsfjorden coast in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. The palynomorphs display a high relative abundance of desmids, Cladocera, thecamoebians, chironomids, and fungal remains inherent to the inland aquatic ecosystem. The Cosmarium indicators characterize water as neutral pH, fresh, mesotrophic, without organic pollution, Class 2 of Water Quality as in wetlands with coastal vegetation. The single procedure of palynological analysis excluding the acetolysis step, and bioindicators allows us to perceive the basic framework of the ecosystem, consisting of in-situ and transported remains. This approach could be effectively used for paleoenvironmental reconstructions in High Arctic Regions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard De Gruyter Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research 24 1 1 16 |
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Abstract This is a first attempt to study the palynological remains from the surface sediments of a pond near the Kongsfjorden coast in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. The palynomorphs display a high relative abundance of desmids, Cladocera, thecamoebians, chironomids, and fungal remains inherent to the inland aquatic ecosystem. The Cosmarium indicators characterize water as neutral pH, fresh, mesotrophic, without organic pollution, Class 2 of Water Quality as in wetlands with coastal vegetation. The single procedure of palynological analysis excluding the acetolysis step, and bioindicators allows us to perceive the basic framework of the ecosystem, consisting of in-situ and transported remains. This approach could be effectively used for paleoenvironmental reconstructions in High Arctic Regions. |
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Singh, Vartika Barinova, Sophia Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change |
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Singh, Vartika Barinova, Sophia |
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Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change |
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Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change |
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Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change |
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Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change |
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Palynological Analysis of Surface Sediments in a High Arctic Pond, Revealing Desmids as Indicators of Wetlands and Climate Change |
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palynological analysis of surface sediments in a high arctic pond, revealing desmids as indicators of wetlands and climate change |
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Arctic Climate change Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard |
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Arctic Climate change Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Svalbard |
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