Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Geobiology
• Main Authors: Pawłowska, J., Łącka, M., Kucharska, M., Szymańska, N., Koziorowska, K., Kuliński, K., Zajączkowski, M.
• Other Authors: Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, Suomen Akatemia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Adventfjorden; Svalbard; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12242; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgbi.12242; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gbi.12242

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the amount of organic and inorganic carbon in foraminifera specimens and to provide quantitative data on the contribution of foraminifera to the sedimentary carbon pool in Adventfjorden. The investigation was based on three calcareous species that occu...