@ARTICLE{Węsławski_Jan_Marcin_Observations_1993,
 author={Węsławski, Jan Marcin and Kwaśniewski, Sławomir and Wiktor, Józef and Zajączkowski, Marek},
 volume={vol. 14},
 number={No 4},
 journal={Polish Polar Research},
 pages={331-343},
 howpublished={online},
 year={1993},
 publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences},
 publisher={Committee on Polar Research},
 abstract={Chlorophyll α, phytoplankton, suspensions and zooplankton beneath the fast ice have been studied in Spitsbergen fjords (Hornsund, Bellsund, Sassenfjord, Gronfjord and Kongsfjord) in 1982, 1984/85,1987 and 1988. Observations on ice associated Polar cod and wildlife have been collected simultaneously. There were no typical sympagic communities observed at the West Spitsbergen fast ice. Exception was spring 1982 and 1988 when drifting ice from Barents Sea contributed to the fjords fauna. Fast ice on the investigated fjords was poor in adjacent zooplankton (biomass below 0.06 g/m3). Ice phytoplankton reflects the autumn situation and no specific communities of algae have been found. Chlorophyll α amount and organic sedimentation from ice and from the adjacent water were very similar (0.4 to 1.7 mg/m3 chlorophyll and 8 to 10 g d.w./m2/day sedimenling matter). The diet of Polar cod reflected the food items occurrence, Calanus has been the most common food. N o specific concentration of seabirds have been observed at fjords ice.},
 type={Article},
 title={Observations on the fast ice biota in the fjords of Spitsbergen},
 URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111068/PDF-MASTER/1993-4_331-343.pdf},
 keywords={Arctic, Spistbergen, ice biota, fjords},
}