Sea ice in the Arctic is one of the most rapidly changing components of the global climate
system. Over the past few decades, summer areal extent has declined over 30%, and all …

The growth of phytoplankton at high latitudes was generally thought to begin in open waters
of the marginal ice zone once the highly reflective sea ice retreats in spring, solar elevation …

The Arctic icescape is rapidly transforming from a thicker multiyear ice cover to a thinner and
largely seasonal first-year ice cover with significant consequences for Arctic primary …

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 …

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 …

Over the last decade or so, certain source-specific C 25 highly branched isoprenoid (HBI)
lipid biomarkers have emerged as useful proxies for Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. Thus, IP 25 …

A previous analysis of published data suggested that annual, pelagic primary production in
the Arctic Ocean is related linearly to the duration of the ice-free period, presumably through …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the harmful or exceptional phytoplankton
blooms in the marine ecosystem. Phytoplankton blooms are natural phenomena that play an …

This paper brings together unpublished historical data sets and published literature to
review the role of climatic, oceanographic and ecological processes in the marine …

It has been common practice in scientific studies to assume negligible phytoplankton
production when the ocean is ice-covered, due to the strong light attenuation properties of …