Vertical export of marine pelagic protists in an ice-free high-Arctic fjord (Adventfjorden, West Spitsbergen) throughout 2011-2012

• Published in: Aquatic Microbial Ecology
• Main Authors: Marquardt, Miriam, Skogseth, Ragnheid, Wiedmann, Ingrid, Vader, Anna, Reigstad, Marit, Cottier, Finlo, Gabrielsen, Tove M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Next-generation sequencing; Vertical flux of protists; Time-series; Size-fractionated protists; Short-time sediment traps; Atlantic-influenced Arctic fjord; Adventfjorden; Arctic; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/5fc645c6-35d8-4d2a-b2c9-6f8ca95226ed; https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01904

The ecosystem role of Arctic microbial communities is still largely unknown. Based on a time-series study at the IsA station (West Spitsbergen), the seasonality and contribution of pelagic protists to the vertical flux was investigated at 7 time points during 2011−2012. The hydrography of this high-...