The “biological pump” is the process by which photosynthetically-produced organic matter in
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …

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 …

Despite concerns about rapid changes in Arctic Ocean physical forcing and ecosystem
function, quantitative knowledge and time series are scarce. The number of reliable physical …

The Arctic icescape is rapidly transforming from a thicker multiyear ice cover to a thinner and
largely seasonal first-year ice cover with significant consequences for Arctic primary …

Tight coupling between pelagic and benthic communities is accepted as a general principle
on Arctic shelves. Whereas this paradigm has been useful for guiding ecological research, it …

Large amounts of atmospheric carbon can be exported and retained in the deep sea on
millennial time scales, buffering global warming. However, while the Barents Sea is one of …

Abstract The northern Barents Sea is a productive Arctic inflow shelf with a seasonal ice
cover and as such, a location with an efficient downward export of particulate organic matter …

This paper compares and contrasts the ecosystems of the Barents and Chukchi Seas.
Despite their similarity in a number of features, the Barents Sea supports a vast biomass of …

Abstract The Barents Sea is a highly dynamic and productive marine ecosystem and a
hotspot of global warming. Variability in sea ice extent is a common feature in the Barents …

Stable isotope and fatty acid trophic markers (FATMs) were used to assess carbon flow and
trophic structures of sympagic, pelagic and benthic communities in high-Arctic Svalbard …