Recent changes in the timing of sea ice formation and retreat, along with increasing
seawater temperatures, are driving shifts in marine species composition that may signal …

Continental slopes–steep regions between the shelf break and abyssal ocean–play key
roles in the climatology and ecology of the Arctic Ocean. Here, through review and …

Current climate trends resulting in rapid declines in sea ice and increasing water
temperatures are likely to expand the northern geographic range and duration of favorable …

Arctic sea ice has changed dramatically, especially during the last decade and continued
declines in extent and thickness are expected for the decades to come. Some ice-associated …

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 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 …

Arctic and Antarctic marine systems have in common high latitudes, large seasonal changes
in light levels, cold air and sea temperatures, and sea ice. In other ways, however, they are …

Abstract The Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) population of bowhead whales (Balaena
mysticetus) ranges across the seasonally ice-covered waters of the Bering, Chukchi, and …

The effects of predator intimidation on habitat use and behavior of prey species are rarely
quantified for large marine vertebrates over ecologically relevant scales. Using state space …

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 …