Seasonality in an Arctic fjord ecosystem: Hornsund, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Wȩsławski, J. M., Zajaczkowski, M., Kwaśniewski, S., Jezierski, J., Moskal, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1998
• Subjects: Arctic; Hornsund; Phytoplankton; Polar Research; ringed seal; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2433; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v6i2.6861

Based on two complete years of marine ecological surveys (1981-82 and 1984-85) carried out in the Hornsund fjord on southern Spitsbergen (77N), the seasonal variation of physical and biological processes is presented. Physical parameters reflect the strong seasonality of sun radiation, while water s...