Relationship of cyanobacterial and algal assemblages with vegetation in the high Arctic tundra (West Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago)

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Richter Dorota, Pietryka Mirosława, Matuła Jan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; cyanobacteria; algae; community classification; Geology; QE1-996.5; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Hornsund; Polar Research; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2015-0013; https://doaj.org/article/16bd29f55b3d44d48f077f3be0b448ce

The paper presents the results of a study of cyanobacteria and green algae assemblages occurring in various tundra types determined on the basis of mosses and vascular plants and habitat conditions. The research was carried out during summer in the years 2009-2013 on the north sea-coast of Hornsund...