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The phytobenthos of the Hornsund fiord, SW Spitsbergen |
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| Authors: | IRENEUSZ FLORCZYK ADAM LATALA |
| Institution: | Institute of Oceanography;Gdafisk University, ul. Czolgistow 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland. |
| Abstract: | The species composition and biomass of material collected in the summers 1981 and 1983 from 69 stations in the Hornsund fiord were analysed. 48 macroalgal taxa were found: 13 green algae, 18 brown algae and 17 red algae. 19 of these taxa were not reported from the nearby Isfjorden. The overall biomass for the littoral zone varied from 0 to 216gnT Using cluster analysis, an attempt was made to delimit regions with a characteristic species composition. The results obtained, however, do not permit this in the littoral zone of the Hornsund fiord. |
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