Approximately 60% of Svalbard's land areas are glaciated at the present time. The
Archipelago has more than 1100 glaciers (> 1 km 2) and 163 of these are “tidewater …

Polar marine ecosystems are characterized by low water temperatures, sea ice cover, and
extreme annual variation in solar irradiance and primary productivity. A review of the …

Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth's land area but they are retreating rapidly and many
will disappear within decades. Glacier retreat is a worldwide phenomenon increasing the …

Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden and the adjacent West Spitsbergen Shelf meet at the common
mouth of the two fjord arms. This paper presents our most up-to-date information about the …

Kongsfjorden is a glacial fjord in the Arctic (Svalbard) that is influenced by both Atlantic and
Arctic water masses and harbours a mixture of boreal and Arctic flora and fauna. Inputs from …

The Fram Strait is very important with regard to heat and mass exchange in the Arctic Ocean,
and the large quantities of heat carried north by the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) …

Ocean acidification and carbonation, driven by anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide
(CO 2), have been shown to affect a variety of marine organisms and are likely to change …

Abstract The Kongsfjord (west Spitsbergen) hosts the most active glacier on the island.
Therefore the glacial impact on the marine ecosystem is very pronounced and easily …

The pattern of occurrence and recent changes in the distribution of macrobenthic organisms
in fjordic and coastal (nearshore) Arctic waters are reviewed and future changes are …

Abstract Arctic West Spitsbergen in Svalbard is currently experiencing gradual warming due
to climate change showing decreased landfast sea-ice and increased sedimentation. In …