%0 Journal Article
%T The sublittoral macroflora of Hornsund
%A Agnieszka Tatarek
%A J¨®zef Wiktor
%A Michael A. Kendall
%J Polar Research
%D 2012
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/polar.v31i0.18900
%X 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.
%K Macroalgae
%K Hornsund
%K Arctic fjord
%K West Spitsbergen
%K laminariales
%U http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/18900/pdf_1