Phytoplankton dynamics in a changing Arctic Ocean

M Ardyna, KR Arrigo - Nature Climate Change, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in the Arctic atmosphere, cryosphere and Ocean are drastically altering
the dynamics of phytoplankton, the base of marine ecosystems. This Review addresses four …

[HTML][HTML] Under-ice phytoplankton blooms: Shedding light on the “invisible” part of Arctic primary production

M Ardyna, CJ Mundy, N Mayot, LC Matthes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The growth of phytoplankton at high latitudes was generally thought to begin in open waters
of the marginal ice zone once the highly reflective sea ice retreats in spring, solar elevation …

Symbiotic unicellular cyanobacteria fix nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean

K Harding, KA Turk-Kubo, RE Sipler… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Biological dinitrogen (N2) fixation is an important source of nitrogen (N) in low-latitude open
oceans. The unusual N2-fixing unicellular cyanobacteria (UCYN-A)/haptophyte symbiosis …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical redistribution of principle water masses on the Northeast Greenland Shelf

CVB Gjelstrup, MK Sejr, L de Steur… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Northeast Greenland shelf (NEGS) is a recipient of Polar Water (PW) from the
Arctic Ocean, Greenland Ice Sheet melt, and Atlantic Water (AW). Here, we compile …

Role for A tlantic inflows and sea ice loss on shifting phytoplankton blooms in the B arents S ea

L Oziel, G Neukermans, M Ardyna… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Phytoplankton blooms in the Barents Sea are highly sensitive to seasonal and interannual
changes in sea ice extent, water mass distribution, and oceanic fronts. With the ongoing …

[HTML][HTML] The Pan-Arctic continental slope: Sharp gradients of physical processes affect pelagic and benthic ecosystems

BA Bluhm, MA Janout, SL Danielson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Continental slopes–steep regions between the shelf break and abyssal ocean–play key
roles in the climatology and ecology of the Arctic Ocean. Here, through review and …

Contrasting interannual changes in phytoplankton productivity and community structure in the coastal Canadian Arctic Ocean

M Blais, M Ardyna, M Gosselin… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid physical changes affecting the Arctic Ocean alter the growth conditions of primary
producers. In this context, a crucial question is whether these changes will affect the …

Towards a unifying pan-arctic perspective: A conceptual modelling toolkit

P Wassmann, EC Carmack, BA Bluhm… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arctic Ocean is overwhelmingly forced by its lateral boundaries, and interacts
with, the global system. For the development of nested conceptual models of the Arctic …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-Arctic marine biodiversity and species co-occurrence patterns under recent climate

ID Alabia, J García Molinos, T Hirata, FJ Mueter… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The Arctic region is experiencing drastic climatic changes bringing about potential
ecological shifts. Here, we explored marine biodiversity and potential species associations …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal and spatial patterns of primary production in a high-latitude fjord affected by Greenland Ice Sheet run-off

JM Holding, S Markager, T Juul-Pedersen… - …, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
Primary production on the coast and in Greenland fjords sustains important local and
sustenance fisheries. However, unprecedented melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is …