Spatial Patterns of Particles and Plankton in the Warming Arctic Fjord (Isfjorden, West Spitsbergen) in Seven Consecutive Mid-Summers (2013–2019)

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Marlena Szeligowska, Emilia Trudnowska, Rafał Boehnke, Anna Maria Dąbrowska, Józef Maria Wiktor, Sławomir Sagan, Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: particles; plankton; spatial patterns; Arctic; Isfjorden; glaciers; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Billefjorden; Nordenskiöldbreen; Isfjord*; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00584; https://doaj.org/article/e5df4ab3d972437a8a5a71c063ebafdf

The restructuring of planktonic communities toward an increasing share of small individuals is not only expected, but also already observed consequence of warming in the rapidly changing Arctic. Here, we demonstrate a simultaneous study on the nano-, micro- and meso plankton (divided into small and...