Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services

NS Steiner, J Bowman, K Campbell, M Chierici… - Elem Sci …, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
A rigorous synthesis of the sea-ice ecosystem and linked ecosystem services highlights that
the sea-ice ecosystem supports all 4 ecosystem service categories, that sea-ice ecosystems …

Methods for biogeochemical studies of sea ice: The state of the art, caveats, and recommendations

LA Miller, F Fripiat, BGT Else, JS Bowman, KA Brown… - …, 2015 - online.ucpress.edu
Over the past two decades, with recognition that the ocean's sea-ice cover is neither
insensitive to climate change nor a barrier to light and matter, research in sea-ice …

Total alkalinity minus dissolved inorganic carbon as a proxy for deciphering ocean acidification mechanisms

L Xue, WJ Cai - Marine Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Ocean acidification (OA) defined as the decline of ocean pH and calcium carbonate
saturation state (Ω) as a result of ocean uptake of CO 2 from the atmosphere may have …

Ikaite crystals in melting sea ice – implications for pCO2 and pH levels in Arctic surface waters

S Rysgaard, RN Glud, K Lennert, M Cooper… - The …, 2012 - tc.copernicus.org
A major issue of Arctic marine science is to understand whether the Arctic Ocean is, or will
be, a source or sink for air–sea CO 2 exchange. This has been complicated by the recent …

Freshwater distributions and water mass structure in the Amundsen Sea Polynya region, Antarctica

E Randall-Goodwin, MP Meredith, A Jenkins… - …, 2015 - online.ucpress.edu
We present the first densely-sampled hydrographic survey of the Amundsen Sea Polynya
(ASP) region, including a detailed characterization of its freshwater distributions. Multiple …

Ocean acidification and calcium carbonate saturation states in the coastal zone of the West Antarctic Peninsula

EM Jones, M Fenton, MP Meredith, NM Clargo… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
The polar oceans are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification; the lowering of seawater
pH and carbonate mineral saturation states due to uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide …

A carbon budget for the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica: Estimating net community production and export in a highly productive polar ecosystem

PL Yager, RM Sherrell, SE Stammerjohn… - …, 2016 - online.ucpress.edu
Polynyas, or recurring areas of seasonally open water surrounded by sea ice, are foci for
energy and material transfer between the atmosphere and the polar ocean. They are also …

Particle flux on the continental shelf in the Amundsen Sea Polynya and Western Antarctic Peninsula

HW Ducklow, SE Wilson, AF Post, SE Stammerjohn… - …, 2015 - online.ucpress.edu
We report results from a yearlong, moored sediment trap in the Amundsen Sea Polynya
(ASP), the first such time series in this remote and productive ecosystem. Results are …

Synergism between elevated pCO2 and temperature on the Antarctic sea ice diatom Nitzschia lecointei

A Torstensson, M Hedblom, J Andersson… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Polar oceans are particularly susceptible to ocean acidification and warming. Diatoms play a
significant role in sea ice biogeochemistry and provide an important food source to grazers …

Macro-nutrient concentrations in Antarctic pack ice: Overall patterns and overlooked processes

F Fripiat, KM Meiners, M Vancoppenolle… - Elem Sci …, 2017 - online.ucpress.edu
Antarctic pack ice is inhabited by a diverse and active microbial community reliant on
nutrients for growth. Seeking patterns and overlooked processes, we performed a large …