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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Microbial biogeography around Svalbard MicroFUN project RiS: 6167 Umbrella project RiS: 6165

Awarded: NOK 40,099

We will sample microbial eukaryotes from a diverse array of marine environments around Svalbard. The main sampling will be performed during the planned cruise south and east of Spitsbergen in July 2013 (RIS ID 6165) and during the AB202 field cruise west and north of Svalbard in August 2013. The sampling sites around Spitsbergen are selected to display a variety of hydrographic, biological and chemical conditions (e.g. Atlantic vs. Arctic water masses, inside and outside of hydrocarbon seeps, fjord enviro nments vs. open oceanic environments).

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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum