Anna Sowa

Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences · Department of Marine Ecology

This study provided new data on shell mineralogy in 23 Arctic bivalve species. The majority of examined species had purely aragonitic shells. Furthermore, we measured concentrations of Al, Ba, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr and Zn in 542 shells representing 25 Arctic bivalve species. Species-related differences in concentrations of specific elemen...

Although studies of the Arctic region have a long history there are still many aspects that require research. Benthic species are important in the studies of environmental impact. However, there is currently very little understanding of what factors drive the process of benthic larval recruitment and assemblage development. This field study, conduc...

Polar benthic communities in the shallow subtidal are sensitive indicators of environmental changes in the marine realm. Thus, long-term underwater monitoring of benthic organisms is important for assessing the impact of a changing climate on the state of aquatic ecosystems. We describe the design and protocol for monitoring installations at two de...

Predicting changes that the environment will undergo due to influence of climate change requires possession of in-depth knowledge of past and current state of ecosystem. The goal of presented study was to understand critic benthic communities variability over 10 years’ time and monitor potential colonization by lower latitude inhabitants in order t...

The structure of benthic population depends highly on the process of recruitment which occurs after successful settlement of larva on suitable substrata. In the Arctic, there are still gaps in knowledge regarding functioning of shallow water biota especially during polar night. The main aim of the study was to investigate seasonal variability of re...

The structure of benthic population depends highly on the process of recruitment which occurs after successful settlement of larva on suitable substrata. In the Arctic, there are still gaps in knowledge regarding functioning of shallow water biota especially during polar night. The main aim of the study was to investigate seasonal variability of re...

Recruitment process is one of the first steps of community development and has a substantial consequence for population dynamics and structure. The main aim of the project was to investigate seasonal variability of larvae recruitment in the Arctic fjord-Isfjorden (West Spitsbergen) in relation to location (two sites under the influence of Atlantic...

Survival and development of epifauna populations rely strongly on the process of recruitment. First, pioneering inhabitants can strongly affect the shape of the epifaunal assembalges on the colonized substrata. Many species may co-occur while growth of others will be limited. Presence of larvae in the development of sessile hard-bottom epifauna is...