Riverine and glacier influence on infaunal benthic communities in Isfjorden, Svalbard.

• Main Author: Ugelstad, Charlotte Pedersen
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; BIO-3950; Isfjord; Svalbard; Van Veen; glacier; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Tempelfjord*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15950

Fjords are the interface between land and ocean, and processes happening on land have implication for the coastal areas. In addition, differences in fjord characteristics, such as morphology, sedimentation and water circulation, can drive differences in fjord ecology, including benthic community com...