Figure 2

Bottom ice microalgal community composition from outer site (left) and inner site (right) sampled during April–May 2022, in Van Mijenfjorden, Svalbard, Norway. Raw counts of Nitzschia frigida cells per mL are displayed in the top panels, and the relative abundance (%) of taxonomic groups are shown in the lower panels. Nitzschia spp. includes all Nitzschia species identified with the exception of Nitzschia frigida. Rare Taxa includes: Hantzchia spp., Diploneis littoralis, Stenoneis inconspicua, Pinnularia quadratarea, Plagiotropis spp. Manguinea rigida, Tropidoneis spp.