Cyanobacterial and green algal assemblages in various tundra habitats in the high Arctic (West Spitsbergen, Norway)

• Published in: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
• Main Authors: Dorota Lidia Richter, Jan Matuła, Mirosława Pietryka, Bronisław Wojtuń, Adrian Zwolicki, Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Lech Stempniewicz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Botanical Society 2018
• Subjects: cyanobacteria; green algae; physicochemical parameters; nutrient limitation; Arctic; Botany; QK1-989; Norway; Hornsund; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.3605; https://doaj.org/article/2733e930ddea47eb8d19ffdc56ca8d8c

The diversity of cyanobacteria and algae from various microhabitats in Spitsbergen is comparatively well known. However, the relationships between environmental factors and the structure of microflora communities remain largely unclear. This study was conducted in Hornsund Bay, which exhibits large...