The algal vegetation in the outer part of Isfjorden, Spitsbergen: revisiting Per Svendsen's sites 50 years later

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Stein Fredriksen, Maia Røst Kile
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; long-term changes; algal diversity; archeo; envir; Kapp Linné; Ymerbukta; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v31i0.17538; https://doaj.org/article/720dee6996de4d07b328d7b081f59856

The benthic algal vegetation was investigated at two different sites in the outer part of Isfjorden, Svalbard, during 27–29 July 2007. One exposed site at Kapp Linné and one sheltered site in Ymerbukta were sampled both in the littoral and sublittoral zones. A total of 83 different taxa were recorde...