Distribution of recent Benthic foraminifera in Kongsfjorden and Krossfjorden; North-West Svalbard, High Arctic

Benthic foraminifera assemblages from two fjords of Svalbard—Kongsfjorden and Krossfjorden in the High Arctic—have been studied. The show three characteristic fjords’ glacial proximal, middle distal parts. Cassidulina reniforme– Elphidium clavatum, Textularia spp. assemblage dominates fauna near glacier proximal that indicates increased sedimentation meltwater runoff; a Nonionellina labradorica– Islandiella helenae– Lobatula lobatula relates to well-oxygenated high energy conditions mainly occupies part; helenae dominate region surface primary productivity. contains an oxygen deficiency zone around part characterised by Stainforthia loeblichi. abundance labradorica productivity is more than Kongsfjorden.