No global synthesis of the status of baleen whales has been published since the 2008 IUCN
Red List assessments. Many populations remain at low numbers from historical commercial …

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 …

Among the organisms that spread into and flourish in Arctic waters with rising temperatures
and sea ice loss are toxic algae, a group of harmful algal bloom species that produce potent …

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 …

In the southern Beaufort Sea of the United States and Canada, prior investigations have
linked declines in summer sea ice to reduced physical condition, growth, and survival of …

The shrinking of Arctic-wide September sea ice extent is often cited as an indicator of
modern climate change; however, the timing of seasonal sea ice retreat/advance and the …

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 …

We compare and contrast the ecological impacts of atmospheric and oceanic circulation
patterns on polar and sub-polar marine ecosystems. Circulation patterns differ strikingly …

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 …