Kelp forests are highly productive coastal habitats that serve as biodiversity hotspots and
provide valuable ecosystem services. Despite being one the largest marine biomes, kelp …

Sediment organic matter (SOM) is important in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon,
nutrients, and pollutants in the coastal environment, which is increasingly disturbed by …

The knowledge on benthic trophic relations is particularly important for understanding the
functioning of still pristine and less studied Arctic Ocean ecosystems. This study examines …

Aquaculture is a major type of human activity that disturbs the biogeochemistry and
ecosystem in coastal environments, yet its influence on the optical properties of particulate …

The iconic picture of Arctic marine ecosystems shows an intense pulse of biological
productivity around the spring bloom that is sustained while fresh organic matter (OM) is …

This study aimed to evaluate the relative importance of autochthonous (microplankton (ie,
phytoplankton and small heterotrophs), and Macrocystis pyrifera detritus) and allochthonous …

The bacterial community composition of a valley glacier in Svalbard, its pro-glacial channels,
and the associated downstream fjord ecosystem was investigated so as to figure out the …

The Kongsfjorden System in Svalbard is an established reference site for Arctic marine
studies that hosts numerous, international, multidisciplinary collaborative science projects …

Macroalgal forests dominate shallow hard bottom areas along the northern portion of the
Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). Macroalgal biomass and diversity are known to be …

A warmer Arctic with less sea ice will likely improve macroalgae growth conditions, but
observational data to support this hypothesis are scarce. In this study, we combined …