Andrey Voronkov

TL;DR: 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 as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Analysis of growth rates and shell geochemistry of the circumpolar Greenland smooth cockle, Serripes groenlandicus, from the southern Barents Sea over almost 70 years demonstrates that sclerochronological proxies can be useful retrospective analytical tools for establishing a baseline of ecosystem variability in assessing potential combined impacts of climatic change and increasing commercial activities on Arctic communities.

TL;DR: A baseline study of hard-bottom zoobenthos in relation to environmental gradients in Kongsfjorden, a glacial fjord in Svalbard, is presented, based on collections from 1996 to 1998, which revealed features of both Arctic and sub-Arctic properties of the fauna.

TL;DR: Variability of macrozoobenthic biomass and secondary production corresponded to differences in the physical environment and macroalgal vegetation along the depth gradient, indicating a considerable export of most of the algal production from the shallow habitats to the adjacent areas due to Arctic warming.

TL;DR: In this article, the physical and biological aspects from Kongsfjorden (78° 59' N, 11−12° E), Svalbard, are summarized, and an outline of an Arctic fjord ecosystem model is presented.