Arctic ecosystems – relations between cyanobacterial assemblages and vegetation (Spitsbergen)

• Main Authors: Pietryka, Mirosława, Richter, Dorota, Matuła, Jan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu 2018
• Subjects: ecology of cyanobacteria; Svalbard’s vascular plants and mosses; blue-green algae; Hornsund; Arctic; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2018.001

The paper describes cyanobacterial assemblages in relation to mosses and vascular plants forming mosaic communities in Arctic tundra. The study area is located in the north of the Hornsund fjord. In the selected 14 type of habitats, the study analyzed the quantitative and qualitative share of cyanob...