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IsA Publications

List of publications related to the Isfjorden Adventfjorden time series (IsA).

Published Papers

  • Singh RK, Vader A; Mundy CJ, Søreide JE, Iken K, Dunton KH, de la Guardia LC, Sejr MK, Belanger S (2022). Satellite-derived Photosynthetically Available Radiation at the coastal arctic seafloor. Remote Sensing 14, 5180. https://doi.org/10.3390/ rs14205180
  • McGErshova, Elizaveta A., et al. “Seasonal dynamics and life histories of three sympatric species of Pseudocalanus in two Svalbard fjords.” Journal of Plankton Research 43.2 (2021): 209-223.
  • McGovern, Maeve, et al. “Terrestrial Inputs Drive Seasonality in Organic Matter and Nutrient Biogeochemistry in a High AKlein, Konstantin P., et al. “The Arctic Nearshore Turbidity Algorithm (ANTA)-A multi sensor turbidity algorithm for Arctic nearshore environments.” Science of Remote Sensing (2021): 100036.
  • Balazy, Kaja, et al. “Phenology of Oithona similis demonstrates that ecological flexibility may be a winning trait in the warming Arctic.” Scientific reports 11.1 (2021): 1-13.
  • McGovern, Maeve, et al. “Terrestrial Inputs Drive Seasonality in Organic Matter and Nutrient Biogeochemistry in a High Arctic Fjord System (Isfjorden, Svalbard).” Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): 747.
  • Boissonnot, Lauris, et al. “Year-round population dynamics of Limacina spp. early stages in a high-Arctic fjord (Adventfjorden, Svalbard).” Polar Biology (2021): 1-14.
  • Dąbrowska, Anna Maria, et al. “When a Year Is Not Enough: Further Study of the Seasonality of Planktonic Protist Communities Structure in an Ice-Free High Arctic Fjord (Adventfjorden, West Spitsbergen).” Water 13.14 (2021): 1990.
  • Skogseth, R., Olivier, L. L., Nilsen, F., Falck, E., Fraser, N., Tverberg, V., … & Falk-Petersen, S. (2020). Variability and decadal trends in the Isfjorden (Svalbard) ocean climate and circulation–An indicator for climate change in the European Arctic. Progress in Oceanography, 187, 102394.
  • Walczyńska, Katarzyna S., et al. “DNA barcoding of Cirripedia larvae reveals new knowledge on their biology in Arctic coastal ecosystems.” Hydrobiologia 837.1 (2019): 149-159.
  • Ericson, Y., Chierici, M., Falck, E., Fransson, A., Jones, E., & Kristiansen, S. (2019). Seasonal dynamics of the marine CO<sub>2</sub&gt; system in Adventfjorden, a west Spitsbergen fjord. Polar Research, 38. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3345
  • Marquardt, M.; Skogseth, R., Wiedmann, I.; Vader, A.; Reigstad, M.; Cottier, F.R.; Gabrielsen, T.M. (2019) Vertical export of marine pelagic protists in an ice-free high-Arctic fjord (Adventfjorden, West Spitsbergen) throughout 2011-2012. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 83, (1), 65-82.
  • Marquardt M, Vader A, Stübner EI, Reigstad M, Gabrielsen TM. 2016. Strong seasonality of marine microbial eukaryotes in a high-Arctic fjord (Isfjorden, in West Spitsbergen, Norway). Appl Environ Microbiol 82:1868–1880. doi:10.1128/AEM.03208-15.
  • Brandner, M.M., Stübner, E., Reed, A.J. et al. Seasonality of bivalve larvae within a high Arctic fjord. Polar Biol 40, 263–276 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1950-x
  • E. I. Stübner, J. E. Søreide, M. Reigstad, M. Marquardt, K. Blachowiak-Samolyk, Year-round meroplankton dynamics in high-Arctic Svalbard, Journal of Plankton Research, Volume 38, Issue 3, May 2016, Pages 522–536, https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbv124
  • Wiedmann I, Reigstad M, Marquardt M, Vader A, Gabrielsen TM. Seasonality of vertical flux and sinking particle characteristics in an ice-free high arctic fjord—Different from subarctic fjords?. Journal of Marine Systems. 2016;154(Part B):192-205
  • Vader, A., Marquardt, M., Meshram, A.R. et al. Key Arctic phototrophs are widespread in the polar night. Polar Biol 38, 13–21 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-014-1570-2
  • A. M. Kubiszyn, K. Piwosz, J. M. Wiktor, Jr, J. M. Wiktor, The effect of inter-annual Atlantic water inflow variability on the planktonic protist community structure in the West Spitsbergen waters during the summer, Journal of Plankton Research, Volume 36, Issue 5, September/October 2014, Pages 1190–1203, https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu044
  • Sørensen, N., Daugbjerg, N. & Gabrielsen, T.M. Molecular diversity and temporal variation of picoeukaryotes in two Arctic fjords, Svalbard. Polar Biol 35, 519–533 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1097-8

Published Datasets

  • Vader, A., & Eidesen, P. B. (2022). Time series of surface solar radiation and photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Norwegian Meteorological Institute. https://doi.org/10.21343/YJ1J-QS47.
  • University Centre in Svalbard (2020).ISA_Svalbard_Chlorophyll_A_2011_2019 [Data set]. Norstore. https://doi.org/10.11582/2020.00063.
  • UNIS hydrographic database: Skogseth R, Ellingsen P, Berge J, Cottier F, Falk-Petersen S, Ivanov B, Nilsen F, Søreide J, Vader A, 2019. UNIS hydrographic database [Data set]. Norwegian Polar Institute. https://doi.org/10.21334/unis-hydrography.

Conference Presentations

  • (2017) High-throughput methods in a high-Arctic marine time series – what have we learned? Vader A, Skogseth R, Nordgård IK, Cleary A, Gabrielsen TM. Hanover, Germany.
  • (2017) Microbial eukaryotes in a high-Arctic fjord – does “Atlantification” matter? Vader A, Skogseth R, Nordgård IK, Cleary A, Gabrielsen TM. Arctic Frontiers, Tromsø, Norway.
  • (2016) Seasonality and fate of microbial eukaryotes in a high-Arctic fjord (Isfjorden, West Spitsbergen). Marquardt M, Vader A, Skogseth R, Wiedmann I, Reigstad M, Gabrielsen TM. 16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Montreal, Canada.
  • (2016) Phytoplankton drivers of blooms around the Svalbard Archipelago. Carrier V, Gabrielsen TM, Lovejoy C. 16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Montreal, Canada.
  • (2016) Phylogenetic placement of marine protists from the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Gabrielsen TM, Thaler M, Vader A, Lovejoy C. 16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Montreal, Canada.
  • (2015) Seasonality and diversity of Arctic pelagic protist communities in Adventfjorden (West Spitsbergen). Marquardt M, Vader A, Gabrielsen TM. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain

IsA Outreach

PhD Theses

  • (2020) “Microbial eukaryotes and their functional importance in the Arctic”. Magdalena Wutkowska.
  • (2019) “New insights into Calanus glacialis and C. finmarchicus distribution, life histories and physiology in high-latitude seas”. Maja Hatlebakk.
  • (2019)  “Drivers of marine CO2 system in the High Arctic – from the deep basins to the shallow fjords”. Ylva Ericson.
  • (2017) “Turnover of trophic markers and lipid carbon in Arctic marine food webs”. Lauris Boissonot.
  • (2016) “Seasonality of meroplankton in Svalbard waters”. Eike Ingrid Stübner.
  • (2016) “Marine microbial eukaryotes in Svalbard waters”. Miriam Marquardt.

Master and Bachelor Theses

  • (2022) “Turbid Arctic Coastal Waters: Potential Hotspots for Primary Productivity. Riverine Influence on Microbial Productivity in high Arctic Fjords”. Sebastian Andersen. (Link)
  • (2022) “Melt season dynamics in a High Arctic estuarine tidal flat: A microbial perspective”. Eleanor Handler.
  • (2021) “A time series analysis on DNA metabarcoding data from marine protist communities in a high Arctic fjord”. Luis Wyss.
  • (2020) “A year in the Arctic; seasonal dynamics of the marine prokaryote community in Isfjorden, Svalbard”. Astrid Poleszynski Hoel.
  • (2019) “Seasonality in Synechococcus composition and diversity at the deepwater station IsA in Adventfjorden”. Dagny Døskeland. AB207.
  • (2019) “Analysis of Arctic Synechococcus populations in Isfjorden, West Spitsbergen”. Alex Wardale. AB207.
  • (2019) “A metabarcoding study on community composition of marine microbial eukaryotes in the waters around Svalbard”. Kirsa Nørregård.
  • (2017) “Late winter activity of Micromonas pusilla”. Patrick Schimmel.
  • (2017) “From dark to light: development of Phaeocystis pouchetii spring blooms in Isfjorden (IsA station), Western Spitsbergen”. Julia Dusaucy.
  • (2017) “Zooplankton dynamics in ice free versus ice covered fjords of Svalbard”. Helena Cuny.
  • (2017) “Pelagic communities of nano- and picoeukaryotes around the archipelago of Svalbard and their biogeography”. Vincent Carrier.
  • (2014) “Seasonal abundance of parasitic Marine Alveolate Group II (MALV II) in an Arctic fjord, Svalbard”. Stuart Thomson.
  • (2014)  “Seasonality of the haptophyte Phaeocystis pouchetii in Adventfjorden, western Spitsbergen and Balsfjorden, northern Norway”. Elodie Terwagne.
  • (2014) “Microbial winter and spring bloom dynamics in a high Arctic fjord”. Ida Kessel Nordgaard.
  • (2014) “Characterization of marine fungal communities using next generation sequencing techniques”. Helga Bårdsdatter Kristiansen.
  • (2014) “Seasonality of bivalve larvae within a high Arctic fjord”. Melissa Brandner.