Abstract The Barents Sea has experienced substantial warming over the last few decades
with expansion of relatively warm Atlantic water and reduction in sea ice. Based on a review …

In 2011, a first comprehensive assessment of the footprints of climate change on Arctic
marine ecosystems (such as altered distribution ranges, abundances, growth and body …

Understanding the drivers of evolution is a fundamental aim in biology. However, identifying
the evolutionary impacts of human activities is challenging because of a lack of temporal …

Abstract The central Arctic Ocean is not isolated, but tightly connected to the northern Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans. Advection of nutrient-, detritus-and plankton-rich waters into the Arctic …

This study used 13 years of cetacean sighting data (2002–2014) from waters around the
Svalbard Archipelago to determine key habitats for year-round resident species as well as …

Abstract Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, is shaped by irregular advection of
seawater from the West Spitsbergen Current as well as input of freshwater of glacial and …

The Barents Sea (BS) is a high-latitude shelf ecosystem with important fisheries, high and
historically variable harvesting pressure, and ongoing high variability in climatic conditions …

Abstract Zooplankton in the Barents Sea has been monitored by the Institute of Marine
Research in Norway on autumn cruises since 1986, using a standardized procedure with …

The use of pots in the north Atlantic finfish fisheries is negligible because this fishing method
typically has a low capture efficiency. Large numbers of individuals encounter baited pots …

Euphausiids play an important role in transferring energy from ephemeral primary producers
to fish, seabirds, and marine mammals in the Barents Sea ecosystem. Climatic impacts have …