Acoustic characterisation of benthic habitats in Hornsund fjord (the Svalbard Archipelago)

• Main Authors: Kruss, A., Tegowski, J., Wiktor, J., Tatarek, A., Olenin, S., Daunys, D., Gorska, N., Klusek, Z.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: benthic habitats; Hornsund fjord; acoustic characterisation; biotic environment; ecosystem; morphodynamic process; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Hornsund
• Online Access: http://ku.lvb.lt/KU:ELABAPDB2429452&prefLang=en_US

This paper presents results of a study on the spatial distribution and biomass of macrophytobentos in Arctic Svalbard fjords. Hornsund Fjord represents a periglacial environment with great intensity of morphodynamic processes and rapidly progressing changes in the biotic environment, which makes it...