The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Małgorzata Jędryczka, Beata Żuraw, Piotr Zagórski, Jan Rodzik, Karolina Mędrek, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Weronika Haratym, Joanna Kaczmarek, Magdalena Sadyś
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2022
• Subjects: arctic; spitsbergen; pollen dispersal; pinus spp; long distance transport; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Bellsund; Calypsobyen; Canada; Hornsund; Norway; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Iceland; Polar Research; Siberia; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2022.143312; https://doaj.org/article/cb50ee03b1d64dc3b9522fe05fdc2638

Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) that has been permanently populated. The harsh Arctic climate prevents development of large vascular plants such as trees. A two-year aerobiological survey was conducted within the framework of two consecutive polar expeditions (...