Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords
Macrozooplankton is an understudied size class of plankton in the Arctic, but even though species composition is similar around the Svalbard archipelago, the relative composition can act as a proxy for climate change. This study investigated if the fjords around Svalbard are similar in species compo...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/562780 2023-10-09T21:48:28+02:00 Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords Lunde, Andreas Helsingin yliopisto, Bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences Helsingfors universitet, Bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten 2023 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/562780 eng eng Helsingin yliopisto University of Helsinki Helsingfors universitet URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202306293380 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/562780 Svalbard Macrozooplankton Fjords Amphipod Krill Arctic Distribution Abundance Length distribution Ekologian ja evoluutiobiologian maisteriohjelma Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Magisterprogrammet i ekologi och evolutionsbiologi ei opintosuuntaa no specialization ingen studieinriktning pro gradu -tutkielmat master's thesis pro gradu-avhandlingar 2023 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-09-13T23:00:47Z Macrozooplankton is an understudied size class of plankton in the Arctic, but even though species composition is similar around the Svalbard archipelago, the relative composition can act as a proxy for climate change. This study investigated if the fjords around Svalbard are similar in species composition and if any differences could be explained. 11 fjords were sampled with a focus on common and indicator species in terms of abundance, relative composition and length distribution. I found low presence of T.libellula and high abundances of T.abyssorum and T.inermis. T.abyssorum was the only species whos abundance was significantly correlated to water mass (Atlantic water), but T.libellula, T.abyssorum, T.inermis, T.longicaudata and A.digitale all showed significant differences in length distribution. This study provides further understanding of species composition in the different high Arctic fjords around Svalbard. Master Thesis Arctic Climate change Svalbard Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Svalbard Macrozooplankton Fjords Amphipod Krill Arctic Distribution Abundance Length distribution Ekologian ja evoluutiobiologian maisteriohjelma Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Magisterprogrammet i ekologi och evolutionsbiologi ei opintosuuntaa no specialization ingen studieinriktning |
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Svalbard Macrozooplankton Fjords Amphipod Krill Arctic Distribution Abundance Length distribution Ekologian ja evoluutiobiologian maisteriohjelma Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Magisterprogrammet i ekologi och evolutionsbiologi ei opintosuuntaa no specialization ingen studieinriktning Lunde, Andreas Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords |
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Svalbard Macrozooplankton Fjords Amphipod Krill Arctic Distribution Abundance Length distribution Ekologian ja evoluutiobiologian maisteriohjelma Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Magisterprogrammet i ekologi och evolutionsbiologi ei opintosuuntaa no specialization ingen studieinriktning |
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Macrozooplankton is an understudied size class of plankton in the Arctic, but even though species composition is similar around the Svalbard archipelago, the relative composition can act as a proxy for climate change. This study investigated if the fjords around Svalbard are similar in species composition and if any differences could be explained. 11 fjords were sampled with a focus on common and indicator species in terms of abundance, relative composition and length distribution. I found low presence of T.libellula and high abundances of T.abyssorum and T.inermis. T.abyssorum was the only species whos abundance was significantly correlated to water mass (Atlantic water), but T.libellula, T.abyssorum, T.inermis, T.longicaudata and A.digitale all showed significant differences in length distribution. This study provides further understanding of species composition in the different high Arctic fjords around Svalbard. |
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Helsingin yliopisto, Bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences Helsingfors universitet, Bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten |
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Lunde, Andreas |
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Lunde, Andreas |
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Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords |
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Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords |
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Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords |
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Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords |
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Distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in Svalbard fjords |
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distribution, abundance and length of macrozooplankton species in svalbard fjords |
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Helsingin yliopisto |
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2023 |
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Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Arctic Climate change Svalbard |
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Arctic Climate change Svalbard |
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