Tidewater glaciers and bedrock characteristics control the phytoplankton growth environment in a fjord in the arctic

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Halbach, Laura, Vihtakari, Mikko, Duarte, Pedro, Everett, Alistair, Granskog, Mats, Hop, Haakon, Kauko, Hanna Maria, Kristiansen, Svein, Myhre, Per Inge, Pavlov, Alexey K., Pramanik, Ankit, Tatarek, Agnieszka, Torsvik, Tomas, Wiktor, Józef Maria, Wold, Anette, Wulff, Angela, Steen, Harald, Assmy, Philipp
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Kronebreen; Svalbard; glacier; Global warming; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Phytoplankton; Tidewater
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2611638; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00254

Meltwater discharge from tidewater glaciers impacts the adjacent marine environment. Due to the global warming, tidewater glaciers are retreating and will eventually terminate on land. Yet, the mechanisms through which meltwater runoff and subglacial discharge from tidewater glaciers influence marin...