Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems

AK Sweetman, AR Thurber, CR Smith, LA Levin… - Elem Sci …, 2017 - online.ucpress.edu
The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, deep
seafloor ecosystems provide services that are vitally important to the entire ocean and …

[HTML][HTML] In the dark: a review of ecosystem processes during the Arctic polar night

J Berge, PE Renaud, G Darnis, F Cottier, K Last… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Several recent lines of evidence indicate that the polar night is key to understanding Arctic
marine ecosystems. First, the polar night is not a period void of biological activity even …

Arctic spring awakening–Steering principles behind the phenology of vernal ice algal blooms

E Leu, CJ Mundy, P Assmy, K Campbell… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems at high latitudes are characterized by extreme seasonal changes in light
conditions, as well as a limited period of high primary production during spring and early …

Unexpected levels of biological activity during the polar night offer new perspectives on a warming Arctic

J Berge, M Daase, PE Renaud, WG Ambrose, G Darnis… - Current Biology, 2015 - cell.com
The current understanding of Arctic ecosystems is deeply rooted in the classical view of a
bottom-up controlled system with strong physical forcing and seasonality in primary …

Role of sea ice in global biogeochemical cycles: emerging views and challenges

M Vancoppenolle, KM Meiners, C Michel… - Quaternary science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Observations from the last decade suggest an important role of sea ice in the global
biogeochemical cycles, promoted by (i) active biological and chemical processes within the …

Current state and trends in Canadian Arctic marine ecosystems: II. Heterotrophic food web, pelagic-benthic coupling, and biodiversity

G Darnis, D Robert, C Pomerleau, H Link… - Climatic Change, 2012 - Springer
As part of the Canadian contribution to the International Polar Year (IPY), several major
international research programs have focused on offshore arctic marine ecosystems. The …

Sympagic-pelagic-benthic coupling in Arctic and Atlantic waters around Svalbard revealed by stable isotopic and fatty acid tracers

JE Søreide, ML Carroll, H Hop… - Marine Biology …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Ecosystem impacts of hypoxia: thresholds of hypoxia and pathways to recovery

A Steckbauer, CM Duarte, J Carstensen… - Environmental …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Coastal hypoxia is increasing in the global coastal zone, where it is recognized as a major
threat to biota. Managerial efforts to prevent hypoxia and achieve recovery of ecosystems …

What feeds the benthos in the Arctic Basins? Assembling a carbon budget for the deep Arctic Ocean

I Wiedmann, E Ershova, BA Bluhm… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Half of the Arctic Ocean is deep sea (> 1000 m), and this area is currently transitioning from
being permanently ice-covered to being seasonally ice-free. Despite these drastic changes …

Distribution of benthic megafauna in the Barents Sea: baseline for an ecosystem approach to management

LL Jørgensen, P Ljubin, HR Skjoldal… - ICES Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Benthos plays a significant role as substrate, refuge from predation and food for a wide
variety of fish and invertebrates of all life stages and should therefore be considered in the …