Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

  • Book
  • © 2019

Overview

Editors:
  1. Haakon Hop

    1. Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Christian Wiencke

    1. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • 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)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

    • Haakon Hop, Christian Wiencke
    Pages 1-20

  3. Atmospheric Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
      Download chapter PDF

    2. The Atmosphere Above Ny-Ålesund: Climate and Global Warming, Ozone and Surface UV Radiation

      • Marion Maturilli, Inger Hanssen-Bauer, Roland Neuber, Markus Rex, Kåre Edvardsen
      Pages 23-46

  4. Oceanography, Sea Ice and Underwater Light Regime

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
      Download chapter PDF

    2. The Kongsfjorden Transect: Seasonal and Inter-annual Variability in Hydrography

      • Vigdis Tverberg, Ragnheid Skogseth, Finlo Cottier, Arild Sundfjord, Waldemar Walczowski, Mark E. Inall et al.
      Pages 49-104

    3. Changes in Sea-Ice Extent and Thickness in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (2003–2016)

      • Olga Pavlova, Sebastian Gerland, Haakon Hop
      Pages 105-136

    4. The Underwater Light Climate in Kongsfjorden and Its Ecological Implications

      • Alexey K. Pavlov, Eva Leu, Dieter Hanelt, Inka Bartsch, Ulf Karsten, Stephen R. Hudson et al.
      Pages 137-170

  5. Pelagic Production, Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Phytoplankton Seasonal Dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and the Adjacent Shelf

      • Else N. Hegseth, Philipp Assmy, Józef M. Wiktor, Józef Wiktor Jr, Svein Kristiansen, Eva Leu et al.
      Pages 173-227

    3. Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden (1996–2016) in Relation to Climate Change

      • Haakon Hop, Anette Wold, Mikko Vihtakari, Malin Daase, Slawomir Kwasniewski, Marta Gluchowska et al.
      Pages 229-300

  6. Benthic Microbes, Macroalgae and Fauna

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-301
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Living on Cold Substrata: New Insights and Approaches in the Study of Microphytobenthos Ecophysiology and Ecology in Kongsfjorden

      • Ulf Karsten, Iris Schaub, Jana Woelfel, Duygu S. Sevilgen, Carolin Schlie, Burkhard Becker et al.
      Pages 303-330

    3. Biodiversity of Benthic Macro- and Microalgae from Svalbard with Special Focus on Kongsfjorden

      • Stein Fredriksen, Ulf Karsten, Inka Bartsch, Jana Woelfel, Miriam Koblowsky, Rhena Schumann et al.
      Pages 331-371

    4. Kelps and Environmental Changes in Kongsfjorden: Stress Perception and Responses

      • Kai Bischof, Christian Buschbaum, Stein Fredriksen, Francisco J. L. Gordillo, Sandra Heinrich, Carlos Jiménez et al.
      Pages 373-422

    5. Ecological Drivers of and Responses by Arctic Benthic Communities, with an Emphasis on Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

      • Markus Molis, Frank Beuchel, Jürgen Laudien, Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk, Christian Buschbaum
      Pages 423-481

  7. Arctic Fjord Ecosystem Model and Autonomous Marine Observatories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 483-483
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Outline of an Arctic fjord Ecosystem Model for Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden, Svalbard

      • Pedro Duarte, Jan Marcin Weslawski, Haakon Hop
      Pages 485-514

    3. Autonomous Marine Observatories in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

      • Haakon Hop, Finlo Cottier, Jørgen Berge
      Pages 515-533

  8. Kongsfjorden as Harbinger of the Future Arctic

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 535-535
      Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

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

  • Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway

    Haakon Hop

  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

    Christian Wiencke

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation