Editors:
Provides the latest research on the ecology of the Kongsfjorden
Offers a historical record of Kongsfjorden transect over two decades
Offers insight into Phytoplankton blooms and zooplankton communities in Kongsfjorden
Part of the book series: Advances in Polar Ecology (AVPE, volume 2)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Atmospheric Conditions
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Oceanography, Sea Ice and Underwater Light Regime
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Pelagic Production, Phytoplankton and Zooplankton
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Benthic Microbes, Macroalgae and Fauna
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Arctic Fjord Ecosystem Model and Autonomous Marine Observatories
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Kongsfjorden as Harbinger of the Future Arctic
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About this book
This book focuses in detail on all ecologically important aspects of the Kongsfjorden system such as the marine and atmospheric environment including long-term monitoring, Ecophysiology of individual species, structure and function of the ecosystem, ecological processes and biological communities.
The contributed articles include review articles and research articles that have a wider approach and bring the current research up-to-date. This book will form a baseline for future work.
Editors and Affiliations
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Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway
Haakon Hop
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Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Christian Wiencke
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
Editors: Haakon Hop, Christian Wiencke
Series Title: Advances in Polar Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46425-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46423-7Published: 04 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46425-1Published: 19 June 2019
Series ISSN: 2468-5712
Series E-ISSN: 2468-5720
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 562
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 139 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecosystems, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Biodiversity, Applied Ecology