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- Title
The sublittoral macroflora of Hornsund.
- Authors
Tatarek, Agnieszka; Wiktor, Józef; Kendall, Michael A.
- Abstract
Combined hydroacoustic, video and direct examination by scuba-diving of the underwater meadows of Hornsund, a flagship biodiversity site in Svalbard, revealed 17 species of macroalgae with a biomass, dominated by Laminariales, of as much as 3 kg m-2. The biomass dominants were Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima, which were most abundant at depths of between 5 and 10 m. The species data presented are the first records for the fjord and provide a starting point for new research and a baseline for future assessments of climate-induced changes.
- Subjects
SVALBARD (Norway); HORN Sound (Norway); UNDERWATER acoustics; SCUBA diving; BIODIVERSITY; LAMINARIA digitata; ALGAE
- Publication
Polar Research, 2012, Vol 31, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0800-0395
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3402/polar.v31i0.18900