Microbial Abundance and Enzyme Activity Patterns: Response to Changing Environmental Characteristics along a Transect in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Islands)

• Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Gabriella Caruso, Alice Madonia, Simone Bonamano, Stefano Miserocchi, Federico Giglio, Giovanna Maimone, Filippo Azzaro, Franco Decembrini, Rosabruna La Ferla, Viviana Piermattei, Daniele Piazzolla, Marco Marcelli, Maurizio Azzaro
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: environmental changes; microbial communities; microbial response; Svalbard Islands; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Kronebreen; glacier; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8100824

Svalbard archipelago is experiencing the effects of climate changes (i.e., glaciers’ thickness reduction and glacier front retreat), but how ice melting affects water biogeochemistry is still unknown. Microbial communities often act as environmental sentinels, modulating their distribution and activ...