Arctic rhodolith beds and their environmental controls (Spitsbergen, Norway)

• Published in: Facies
• Main Authors: Teichert, S., Woelkerling, W., Rüggeberg, Andres, Wisshak, M., Piepenburg, Dieter, Meyerhöfer, Michael, Form, Armin U., Freiwald, Andre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Floskjeret; Krossfjorden; Mosselbukta; Norway; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Krossfjord*; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/22718/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/22718/1/art_10.1007_s10347-013-0372-2.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-013-0372-2

Coralline algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) that form rhodoliths are important ecosystem engineers and carbonate producers in many polar coastal habitats. This study deals with rhodolith communities from Floskjeret (78°18′N), Krossfjorden (79°08′N), and Mosselbukta (79°53′N), off Spitsbergen Island,...