Search results for: TUNDRA LAKES

• Water chemistry of tundra lakes in the periglacial zone of the Bellsund Fiord (Svalbard) in the summer of 2013

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  • D. Szumińska
  • M. Szopińska
  • S. Lehmann-Konera
  • Ł. Franczak
  • W. Kociuba
  • S. Chmiel
  • P. Kalinowski
  • Ż. Polkowska

  - SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Year 2018

  Climate changes observed in the Arctic (e.g. permafrost degradation, glacier retreat) may have significant influence on sensitive polar wetlands. The main objectives of this paper are defining chemical features of water within six small arctic lakes located in Bellsund (Svalbard) in the area of continuous permafrost occurrence. The unique environmental conditions of the study area offer an opportunity to observe phenomena influencing...

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• The microbial community, its biochemical potential, and the antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp. in Arctic lakes under natural and anthropogenic impact (West Spitsbergen)

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  • A. Kalinowska
  • K. Jankowska
  • S. Fudala-Książek
  • M. Pierpaoli
  • A. Łuczkiewicz

  - SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Year 2021

  The sustainable management of small human communities in the Arctic is challenging. In this study, both a water supply system (Lake 1) under the natural impact of a bird-nesting area, and a wastewater receiver (Lake 2) were analysed in the vicinity of the Polish Polar Station on West Spitsbergen. Microbial community composition, abundance and activity were assessed in samples of the treated wastewater, lake water and sediments...

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