Sentinel responses of Arctic freshwater systems to climate: linkages, evidence, and a roadmap for future research

JE Saros, CD Arp, F Bouchard, J Comte… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
While the sentinel nature of freshwater systems is now well recognized, widespread
integration of freshwater processes and patterns into our understanding of broader climate …

The complexity of heatwaves impact on terrestrial ecosystem carbon fluxes: Factors, mechanisms and a multi-stage analytical approach

LP Qu, J Chen, J Xiao, HJ De Boeck, G Dong… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme heatwaves have become more frequent and severe in recent decades, and are
expected to significantly influence carbon fluxes at regional scales across global terrestrial …

Ecosystem response to earlier ice break‐up date: Climate‐driven changes to water temperature, lake‐habitat‐specific production, and trout habitat and resource use

TJ Caldwell, S Chandra, K Feher… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming has yielded earlier ice break‐up dates in recent decades for lakes leading
to water temperature increases, altered habitat, and both increases and decreases to …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating effects of climate-induced changes in water temperature and diet on mercury concentrations in an Arctic freshwater forage fish

SM Laske, SM Burke, MP Carey, HK Swanson… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The amount of mercury (Hg) in Arctic lake food webs is, and will continue to be, affected by
rapid, ongoing climate change. At warmer temperatures, fish require more energy to sustain …

Kings of the North: Bridging disciplines to understand the effects of changing climate on chinook salmon in the Arctic–Yukon–Kuskokwim Region

ML Feddern, ER Schoen, R Shaftel, CJ Cunningham… - Fisheries, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Understanding how species are responding to environmental change is a central challenge
for stewards and managers of fish and wildlife who seek to maintain harvest opportunities for …

Organic matter sources and flows in tundra wetland food webs

SP Plesh, JR Lovvorn, MWC Miller - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Arctic lowland tundra is often dominated by wetlands. As numbers and types of these
wetlands change with climate warming, their invertebrate biomass and assemblages may …

Understanding the effects of climate change via disturbance on pristine arctic lakes—multitrophic level response and recovery to a 12‐yr, low‐level fertilization …

P Budy, CA Pennock, AE Giblin… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effects of climate change‐driven disturbance on lake ecosystems can be subtle;
indirect effects include increased nutrient loading that could impact ecosystem function. We …

Trophic structure of apex fish communities in closed versus leaky lakes of arctic Alaska

SL Klobucar, P Budy - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
Despite low species diversity and primary production, trophic structure (eg, top predator
species, predator size) is surprisingly variable among Arctic lakes. We investigated trophic …

Effects of increased temperature on arctic slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus is mediated by food availability: Implications for climate change

CA Pennock, P Budy, CL Atkinson… - Freshwater Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lakes are vulnerable to climate change, and warming rates in the Arctic are faster than
anywhere on Earth. Fishes are sensitive to changing temperatures, which directly control …

[HTML][HTML] Batten down the hatches: Opportunities to protect Alaska from biological invasions through watercraft trade and traffic

T Schwoerer, A Martin, G Fay, ER Schoen, M Buntjer - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive species are spreading into northern latitudes and threatening food and water
security. Alaska's aquatic environments support some of the world's most productive wild …