Species composition, zonation, and biomass of marine benthic macroalgae in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

• Published in: Botanica Marina
• Main Authors: Hop, H., Wiencke, Christian, Vögele, B., Kovaltchouk, N.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; Blomstrand; Greenland; Norway; Svalbard; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/31019/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.39885

Macroalgae in Kongsfjorden were surveyed by divers down to 30 m depth at Hansneset, Blomstrand (78° 39’N, 11°57’E). In total, 62 species were identified, 16 Chlorophyta, 25 Phaeophyceae and 21 Rhodophyta. The majority of species (53.5%) belonged to the Arctic cold-temperate group, followed by specie...