The decline in the floating sea ice cover in the Arctic is one of the most striking
manifestations of climate change. In this review, we examine this ongoing loss of Arctic sea …

After a decade with nine of the lowest arctic sea-ice minima on record, including the
historically low minimum in 2012, we synthesize recent developments in the study of …

Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …

Temporal variation characterizes many of Earth's ecosystems. Despite this, little is known
about how food webs respond to regular variation in time, such as occurs broadly with …

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 …

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 …

Abstract The Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) of the Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly due to a
warming Arctic climate with commensurate reductions in sea ice extent and thickness. This …

The timing of reproductive events of Calanus glacialis is closely coupled to the two major
marine primary production events in the Arctic: the ice algal and phytoplankton blooms …

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 …

Background Arctic biodiversity has long been poorly documented and is now facing rapid
transformations due to ongoing climate change and other impacts, including shipping …