While meta-analyses are common in the health and some biological sciences, there is a lack
of such analyses for petroleum-related marine research. Oil is a highly complex substance …

The polymer-facilitated flux of ice algae on Arctic shelves can initiate benthic activity and
growth after the nutritionally constrained winter period. Lipid-rich ice algae are readily …

Isfjorden, a broad Arctic fjord in western Spitsbergen, has shown significant changes in
hydrography and inflow of Atlantic Water (AW) the last decades that only recently have been …

The Adventfjorden time series station (IsA) in Isfjorden, West Spitsbergen, Norway, was
sampled frequently from December 2011 to December 2012. The community composition of …

Seasonal plankton time-series data are presented from Kongsfjorden from two years with
contrasting environmental conditions. Kongsfjorden (west coast of Spitsbergen–79° N) …

Phytoplankton communities and production in Arctic fjords undergo strong seasonal
variations. Phytoplankton blooms are periods with high primary production, leading to …

Pelagic larval stages (meroplankton) of benthic invertebrates seasonally make up a
significant proportion of planktonic communities, as well as determine the distribution of their …

Abstract Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, is shaped by irregular advection of
seawater from the West Spitsbergen Current as well as input of freshwater of glacial and …

Phyto-and zooplankton in Arctic and sub-Arctic seas show very strong seasonal changes in
diversity and biomass. Here we document the seasonal variability in the mesozooplankton …

In many species of marine benthic invertebrates, a planktonic larval phase plays a critical
role in dispersal. Very little is known about the larval biology of most species, however, in …