@ARTICLE{Opaliński_Krzysztof_W._Primary_1991, author={Opaliński, Krzysztof W.}, volume={vol. 12}, number={No 3}, journal={Polish Polar Research}, pages={419-434}, howpublished={online}, year={1991}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee on Polar Research}, abstract={In the Fugleberget catchment area (Spitsbergen, Hornsund Fiord region) the growing season lasted 95 days, with growth beginning under the snow. In this time shoots of moss Calliergon stramineum reached a mean length of 19 mm and mean biomass of 0.593 mg dry weight. Annual primary production of moss communities amounts to 220-270 g dry weight per square meter per year. In the first year of destruction the dead plant material lost 30-45% of its initial value, after 10 years only ca 25% of the initial amount of organic matter was left.}, type={Article}, title={Primary production and organic matter destruction in Spitsbergen tundra}, URL={http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/111142/PDF-MASTER/1991-3_419-434.pdf}, keywords={Arctic, Spitsbergen, tundra, production, destruction}, }