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Rocky-bottom community at Smeerenburgfjord
1984
In the 1980s, the sea oor at Smeerenburgfjord was predom- inantly characterized by red calcareous algae and benthic in- vertebrates such as barnacles and ascidians
2006
In 2000, the coverage of macroalgae suddenly increased from 4% to 30 % with simultaneous changes in the abundance of benthic invertebrates such as a decrease in barnacles and an increase in bryozoans.
1996
In the 1990s, higher densities of taxa appeared on the sea- oor. In particular, dense carpets of sponges
2013
Since the 2000s, the high coverage of red and brown mac- roalgae and bryozoans has persisted at the sea oor in Smeer- enburgfjord
