TY - JOUR N2 - The paper presents the results of a study of cyanobacteria and green algae assemblages occurring in various tundra types determined on the basis of mosses and vascular plants and habitat conditions. The research was carried out during summer in the years 2009–2013 on the north sea−coast of Hornsund fjord (West Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago). 58 sites were studied in various tundra types differing in composition of vascular plants, mosses and in trophy and humidity. 141 cyanobacteria and green algae were noted in the research area in total. Cyanobacteria and green algae flora is a significant element of many tundra types and sometimes even dominate there. Despite its importance, it has not been hitherto taken into account in the description and classification of tundra. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the legitimacy of using phycoflora in supplementing the descriptions of hitherto described tundra and distinguishing new tundra types. Numeric hierarchical−accumulative classification (MVSP 3.1 software) methods were used to analyze the cyanobacterial and algal assemblages and their co−relations with particular tundra types. The analysis determined dominant and distinctive species in the communities in concordance with ecologically diverse types of tundra. The results show the importance of these organisms in the composition of the vegetation of tundra types and their role in the ecosystems of this part of the Arctic. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/99609/PDF/10183_Volume36_Issue3_03_paper.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/99609 PY - 2015 IS - No 3 EP - 260 DO - 10.1515/popore−2015−0013 KW - Arctic KW - Cyanobacteria KW - algae KW - community classification A1 - Richter, Dorota A1 - Pietryka, Mirosława A1 - Matuła, Jan PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research DA - 2015[2015.01.01 AD - 2015.12.31 AD] T1 - Relationship of cyanobacterial and algal assemblages with vegetation in the high Arctic tundra (West Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago) SP - 239 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/99609 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -