The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

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.

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Editorial1. The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard PART I: Atmospheric conditions2. The atmosphere above Ny-Ålesund - Climate and global warming, ozone and surface UV radiationMaturilli M, Hanssen-Bauer I, Neuber R, Rex M, Edvardsen K PART II: Oceanography, sea ice and underwater light regime3. The Kongsfjorden Transect: seasonal and inter-annual variability in hydrographyTverberg V, Skogseth R, Cottier F, Sundfjord A, Walczowski W, Inall M, Falck E, Pavlova O, Nilsen F 4. Changes in sea-ice extent and thickness in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (2003-2016)Pavlova, O, Gerland S, Hop H 5. Underwater light regime in Kongsfjorden and its ecological implicationsPavlov A, Leu E, Hanelt D, Bartsch I, Karsten U, Hudson SR, Gallet J-C, Cottier F, Cohen JH, Berge J, Johnsen G, Maturilli M, Kowalczuk P, Sagan S, Meler J, Granskog MA PART III: Pelagic production, phytoplankton and zooplankton6. Phytoplankton seasonal dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and the adjacent shelfHegseth EN, Assmy P, Wiktor JM, Wiktor Jr JM Kristiansen, S, Leu E, Tverberg V, Gabrielsen TM, Skogseth R, Cottier F 7. Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden (1996-2016) in relation to climate changeHop H, Wold A, Vihtakari M, Daase M, Kwasniewski S, Gluchowska M, Lischka S, Buchholz F, Falk-Petersen S PART IV: Benthic microbes, macroalgae and fauna8. Living on cold substrata - new approaches to study microphytobenthos ecophysiology and ecology in KongsfjordenKarsten U, Woelfel J, Schaub I, Schlie C, Sevilgen, DS, Wulff A, Graeve M, Wagner H 9. Biodiversity of benthic macro- and microalgae from Svalbard with special focus on KongsfjordenFredriksen S., Karsten U, Bartsch I, Woelfel J, Koblowsky M, Schumann R, Moi SR, Steneck RS, Wiktor J, Hop H, Wiencke C 10. Kelp and environmental changes in the Kongsfjorden: Stress perception and responsesBischof K, Buschbaum C, Fredriksen S, Gordillo FJL, Heinrich S, Jiménez C, Lütz C Molis M, Roleda M, Schwanitz M, Wiencke C 11. Ecological drivers of and responses by Arctic benthic communities, with an emphasis on Kongsfjorden, SvalbardMolis M, Beuchel F, Laudien J, Wlodarska-Kowalczuk M, Buschbaum C PART V: Arctic fjord ecosystem model and autonomous marine observatories12. Outline of an Arctic fjord ecosystem model for Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden, SvalbardDuarte, P, Weslawski, JM, Hop H 13. Autonomous marine observatories in Kongsfjorden, SvalbardHop H, Cottier F, Berge J PART VI: Kongsfjorden as harbinger of the future Arctic14. Kongsfjorden as harbinger of the future Arctic: knowns, unknowns and research prioritiesBischof K, Convey P, Duarte P, Gattuso J-P, Granberg M, Hop H, Hoppe C, Jiménez C, Lisitsyn L, Martinez B, Roleda MY, Thor P, Wiktor J Gabrielsen GW