... Primary production Grazing pressure Kongsfjorden Primary production by phytoplankton represents the base of pelagic food webs and strongly influences biogeochemical cycles ( Falkowski et al., 1998 ). Especially in high latitude areas with strong seasonality, the mass accumulation of phototrophic...

... on phytoplankton nutrient limitation, composition, productivity and photophysiology was investigated in central (M) and inner (G) Kongsfjorden (79°N, 11°40’E). Freshwater influx intensified stratification during June 2015, coinciding with surface nutrient depletion. Surface nutrient concentrations were negatively...