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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
David Olefeldt, Mikael Hovemyr, McKenzie A. Kuhn, David Bastviken, Theodore J. Bohn, John Connolly, Patrick Crill, Eugenie S. Euskirchen, Sarah A. Finkelstein, Helene Genet, Guido Grosse, Lorna Harris, Liam Heffernan, Manuel Helbig, Gustaf Hugelius, Ryan Hutchins, Sari Juutinen, Mark J. Lara, Avni Malhotra, Kristen Manies, A. David McGuire, Susan M. Natali, Jonathan A. O'Donnell, Frans-Jan W. Parmentier, Aleksi Raesaenen, Christina Schaedel, Oliver Sonnentag, Maria Strack, Suzanne E. Tank, Claire Treat, Ruth K. Varner, Tarmo Virtanen, Rebecca K. Warren, Jennifer D. Watts
Summary: The study introduces the BorealArctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD) to estimate the distribution of wetlands and lakes in the Arctic region. Using expert assessments and random forest modeling, the dataset provides the distribution of various wetland and lake classes, helping to improve assessments of current and future methane emissions.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Geraint A. Tarling, Jennifer J. Freer, Neil S. Banas, Anna Belcher, Mayleen Blackwell, Claudia Castellani, Kathryn B. Cook, Finlo R. Cottier, Malin Daase, Magnus L. Johnson, Kim S. Last, Penelope K. Lindeque, Daniel J. Mayor, Elaine Mitchell, Helen E. Parry, Douglas C. Speirs, Gabriele Stowasser, Marianne Wootton
Summary: The changing Arctic environment is influencing key zooplankton species such as Calanus finmarchicus, with areas near the ice-edge in the Fram Strait becoming more favorable for their habitat. This increase in suitable habitat is likely due to the long-term retreat of the ice-edge, allowing for earlier and longer phytoplankton blooms and higher temperatures that enhance copepod developmental rates. These changes can have significant implications for community structure and regional food-webs.
Review
Ecology
Alex Mavrovic, Oliver Sonnentag, Juha Lemmetyinen, Jennifer L. Baltzer, Christophe Kinnard, Alexandre Roy
Summary: Spaceborne microwave remote sensing is a valuable method for monitoring environmental changes in Arctic-boreal regions (ABRs) where ground observations are limited. It can provide important information about surface and near-surface variables affecting terrestrial carbon cycle processes, such as carbon dioxide fluxes and methane exchange. Microwave remote sensing also allows for aboveground biomass estimation. Given its long record and global coverage, microwave data has untapped potential for monitoring carbon cycle processes across ABRs and should be rapidly integrated into ABR terrestrial carbon cycle science.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Catherine Kuhn, David Butman
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Heather Kropp, Michael M. Loranty, Nick Rutter, Christopher G. Fletcher, Chris Derksen, Lawrence Mudryk, Markus Todt
Summary: The timing and rate of spring snowmelt in northern high latitudes are important for the environment. Forests and grasslands are more conducive to snowmelt compared to other land cover types.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
E. E. Webb, M. M. Loranty, J. W. Lichstein
Summary: The study shows that changes in surface water significantly alter the albedo in the Arctic-boreal region and explain up to 27% of the spatial variation in monthly albedo change from 2000 to 2019. The increase in radiative forcing due to changes in surface water extent is most pronounced in the continuous permafrost zone, contributing to a positive feedback between permafrost thaw and climate change.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
A. Sowa, P. Kuklinski, A. Weydmann-Zwolicka, P. Balazy, M. Chelchowski, J. E. Soreide, M. Ronowicz
Summary: This study investigates the seasonal trends in the development of benthic assemblages in Isfjorden, Svalbard. It finds that seasonality has a significant impact on species richness and abundance, with highest diversity observed in autumn. The study also reveals that cage treatment and plate orientation are important factors influencing assemblage structure, while depth has limited impact on species richness and abundance.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
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Limnology
Aleix Obiol, Imer Muhovic, Ramon Massana
Summary: Marine heterotrophic flagellates play a crucial role in marine biogeochemical cycles, with only a few dominant taxa in surface waters and deep ocean. Co-occurrence networks show main clusters influenced by temperature and potential new prey-predator interactions. Further studies can focus on these ecologically relevant HF taxa identified in this research.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Rui Cheng, Troy S. Magney, Erica L. Orcutt, Zoe Pierrat, Philipp Kohler, David R. Bowling, M. Syndonia Bret-Harte, Eugenie S. Euskirchen, Martin Jung, Hideki Kobayashi, Adrian Rocha, Oliver Sonnentag, Jochen Stutz, Sophia Walther, Donatella Zona, Christian Frankenberg
Summary: Photosynthesis of terrestrial ecosystems in the Arctic-Boreal region is crucial for the global carbon cycle. However, using solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) as a proxy for photosynthesis in high latitudes presents challenges due to unique plant species and land cover types, as well as complex terrain and sub-pixel land cover. This study evaluates the empirical relationships between SIF and gross primary production (GPP) in the Arctic-Boreal region, revealing specific issues that need to be considered for accurate estimation of GPP and dealing with model-data uncertainties.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Ecology
Sebastien Descamps, Hallvard Strom
Summary: The Arctic is undergoing rapid warming, resulting in the reshuffling of seabird species communities and their poleward expansion. Analysis of long-term monitoring data from Svalbard archipelago showed an increase in temperate species and a decline in Arctic species, confirming the shift towards a temperate state in the Arctic fauna.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lina Allesson, Nicolas Valiente, Peter Dorsch, Tom Andersen, Alexander Eiler, Dag O. Hessen
Summary: Lakes play a significant role in the global climate, but the environmental drivers of CO2 concentrations along latitudinal and climate gradients are not well understood. This study investigated boreal, sub-Arctic, and high-Arctic lakes in Norway to better understand net heterotrophy and gas balance. The results showed that CO2 saturation levels varied more than O2 saturation levels, and the CO2:O2 ratio was mainly influenced by DOC concentration in boreal lakes and conductivity in sub-Arctic and high-Arctic lakes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Microbiology
Raymond M. Lee, Natasha Griffin, Erin Jones, Benjamin W. Abbott, Rebecca J. Frei, Samuel Bratsman, Mary Proteau, Isabella M. Errigo, Arial Shogren, William B. Bowden, Jay P. Zarnetske, Zachary T. Aanderud
Summary: Bacterioplankton in Arctic catchments are dispersed through frozen and thawed soils and streams, and their dispersal is influenced by seasonal thaw, attachment status, and stream order. Physicochemical data reveal specific processes, such as iron and chloride removal, in different catchments. The interactions between bacterioplankton and minerals or nutrients play a crucial role in stabilizing bacterial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Hedvig Kriszta Csapo, Michal Grabowski, Jan Marcin Weslawski
Summary: The Atlantification of the European Arctic is a complex phenomenon driven mainly by the changing properties of Atlantic water, leading to the alteration of local ecosystems towards a more temperate state and the appearance/range expansion of subarctic-boreal species at higher latitudes. This poses a threat to Arctic marine communities, with increasing biological complexity, (re)colonisation of boreal organisms, and the role of floating plastic debris in aiding the distribution of marine taxa as key factors.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fenix Garcia-Tigreros, Clayton D. Elder, Martin R. Kurek, Benjamin L. Miller, Xiaomei Xu, Kimberly P. Wickland, Claudia Czimczik, Mark M. Dornblaser, Robert G. Striegl, Ethan D. Kyzivat, Laurence C. Smith, Robert G. M. Spencer, Charles E. Miller, David E. Butman
Summary: Northern high-latitude lakes are important for carbon processing and emission of permafrost-derived carbon. The fate and emission pathways of permafrost carbon in these lakes remain uncertain. This study used radiocarbon dating to identify the sources of carbon in nine lakes in Alaska and found that permafrost-derived carbon contributes to the dissolved carbon in some lakes, but the overall transport of permafrost carbon in the lakes is small.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
William B. Ludt
Summary: Biogeographers have long been intrigued by the disjunct distributions of flora and fauna, particularly when species are present in temperate or polar regions of both hemispheres but absent near the equator. Researchers have proposed various hypotheses regarding the mechanisms responsible for this pattern and emphasized the importance of using an integrative approach in future studies.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Haakon Hop, Mikko Vihtakari, Bodil A. Bluhm, Philipp Assmy, Michel Poulin, Rolf Gradinger, Ilka Peeken, Cecilie von Quillfeldt, Lasse Mork Olsen, Ludmila Zhitina, Igor A. Melnikov
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Julia Ehrlich, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Bodil A. Bluhm, Ilke Peeken, Giulia Castellani, Angelika Brandt, Hauke Flores
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Rosalyn Fredriksen, Jrgen S. Christiansen, Erik Bonsdorff, Lars-Henrik Larsen, Marie C. Nordstrom, Irina Zhulay, Bodil A. Bluhm
Article
Oceanography
P. Wassmann, E. C. Carmack, B. A. Bluhm, C. M. Duarte, J. Berge, K. Brown, J. M. Grebmeier, J. Holding, K. Kosobokova, R. Kwok, P. Matrai, S. Agusti, M. Babin, U. Bhatt, H. Eicken, I Polyakov, S. Rysgaard, H. P. Huntington
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kyle Dilliplaine, Marc Oggier, R. Eric Collins, Hajo Eicken, Rolf Gradinger, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: This study developed a lab-based mesocosm system to test the effects of Alaska North Slope crude oil on sea-ice algae. The results showed a significant reduction in ice algal abundance, biomass, and concentrations of EPS and chlorophyll a in the oiled treatments, potentially due to light attenuation, reduced algal mobility, and oil toxicity. Changes in cell fluorescence characteristics could be linked to oil exposure and provide a new tool for assessing toxicity in microalgae.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sanna Matsson, Anna Metaxas, Silje Forbord, Svein Kristiansen, Aleksander Handa, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: The study investigated the effects of outplanting time on the cultivation of the commercially important kelp species Saccharina latissima in Norway. Early outplanting in February resulted in larger frond areas, while later outplanting in April led to higher growth and shedding rates, higher carbon content, and fewer fouling epizoans. Outplanting time is an important factor affecting biomass yield and seaweed quality.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raphaelle Descoteaux, Elizaveta Ershova, Owen S. Wangensteen, Kim Praebel, Paul E. Renaud, Finlo Cottier, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: This study investigated the taxonomic composition and seasonal distribution of meroplankton in the Barents Sea, finding a high diversity of species yearround with abundance peaking in August and November. Different species dominated larval abundance and taxon diversity across the Polar Front, with higher total abundance in the south and greater taxon richness in the north. New knowledge on seasonal patterns of meroplanktonic species has implications for understanding environment-biotic interactions in the changing Arctic.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Oceanography
Lis L. Jorgensen, Elizabeth A. Logerwell, Natalia Strelkova, Denis Zakharov, Virginie Roy, Claude Nozeres, Bodil A. Bluhm, Steinunn Hilma Olafsdottir, Julian M. Burgos, Jan Sorensen, Olga Zimina, Kimberly Rand
Summary: This paper explores the feasibility of collecting data on marine megabenthic organisms from bycatch on government research vessels, demonstrating the value of international collaboration in understanding large-scale patterns of Arctic ecosystems.
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Review
Oceanography
A. A. Vedenin, A. N. Mironov, B. A. Bluhm, M. Kaess, R. Degen, S. Galkin, A. Gebruk
Summary: This study conducted a large-scale analysis of bathymetric zonation of benthic fauna in the Arctic Ocean, which had not been previously studied on an ocean-scale. The findings showed a decrease in abundance, biomass, and diversity with increasing depth, and identified two major bathymetric boundaries. The distribution patterns and species turnover of benthos were relatively consistent throughout the Central Arctic continental slope and abyssal plain.
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lauren Sutton, Franz J. Mueter, Bodil A. Bluhm, Katrin Iken
Summary: This research examined functional community assembly and environmental filtering in two Arctic shelves, finding that in the Chukchi Sea, functional composition was more strongly correlated with environmental gradients, particularly body size, reproductive strategy, and several behavioral traits. On the Beaufort Sea, environmental gradients were more related to body size and larval development.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Haakon Hop, Mikko Vihtakari, Bodil A. Bluhm, Malin Daase, Rolf Gradinger, Igor A. Melnikov
Summary: Recent research shows that the sea-ice macrofauna in the Arctic has changed over the past decades, with a decline in ice amphipods and benthic amphipods and variations in species composition among different locations. The disappearance of multiyear sea ice has led to a reduction in important species, while benthic amphipods have higher abundance near land.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Bodil A. Bluhm, Kristina Brown, Lina Rotermund, William Williams, Seth Danielsen, Eddy C. Carmack
Summary: Kelps play crucial roles in Arctic ecosystems by providing structural habitat, protection, and food supply. This research fills the knowledge gaps in kelp distribution in the southern Northwest Passage, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and reports the occurrence of Laminaria solidungula, Saccharina latissima, and Alaria esculenta.
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Ecology
Raphaelle Descoteaux, Mats Huserbraten, Lis Lindal Jorgensen, Paul E. Renaud, Randi B. Ingvaldsen, Elizaveta A. Ershova, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: Many benthic invertebrate taxa have planktonic early life stages that can disperse beyond the current ranges of the adults. This study used DNA metabarcoding and particle tracking analysis to identify and trace the origin of early life stages of benthic invertebrates in the Barents Sea and around Svalbard. The results show regional-scale larval connectivity and the potential for long-lived larval taxa to travel to Svalbard and the Barents Sea from further south.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Evan Patrohay, Rolf Gradinger, Miriam Marquardt, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: Trait-based approaches can estimate the functional diversity of communities and their response to environmental change. This study compiled a traits matrix for Arctic ice meiofauna and revealed their adaptations to sea ice, diverse diets, and habitat distribution.
Article
Limnology
Erin H. Kunisch, Martin Graeve, Rolf Gradinger, Hauke Flores, Oystein Varpe, Bodil A. Bluhm
Summary: During the productive polar day, zooplankton and sea-ice amphipods play a critical role in transferring energy from primary producers to higher trophic-level species. Recent studies suggest higher biological activity of these invertebrates during polar night than previously assumed, but the mechanisms behind their activity remain unknown.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2023)