Environmental drivers of under-ice phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Arctic Ocean

M Ardyna, CJ Mundy, MM Mills, L Oziel… - Elem Sci …, 2020 - online.ucpress.edu
The decline of sea-ice thickness, area, and volume due to the transition from multi-year to
first-year sea ice has improved the under-ice light environment for pelagic Arctic …

Arctic mid-winter phytoplankton growth revealed by autonomous profilers

A Randelhoff, L Lacour, C Marec, E Leymarie… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
It is widely believed that during winter and spring, Arctic marine phytoplankton cannot grow
until sea ice and snow cover start melting and transmit sufficient irradiance, but there is little …

Single-blind determination of methane detection limits and quantification accuracy using aircraft-based LiDAR

C Bell, J Rutherford, A Brandt, E Sherwin… - Elem Sci …, 2022 - online.ucpress.edu
Methane detection limits, emission rate quantification accuracy, and potential cross-species
interference are assessed for Bridger Photonics' Gas Mapping LiDAR (GML) system utilizing …

Millennial-scale variations in Arctic sea ice are recorded in sedimentary ancient DNA of the microalga Polarella glacialis

S Harðardóttir, JS Haile, JL Ray, A Limoges… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Sea ice is a critical component of the Earth's Climate System and a unique habitat. Sea-ice
changes prior to the satellite era are poorly documented, and proxy methods are needed to …

Shifts in growth light optima among diatom species support their succession during the spring bloom in the Arctic

D Croteau, T Lacour, N Schiffrine, PI Morin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Diatoms of the Arctic Ocean annually experience extreme changes of light
environment linked to photoperiodic cycles and seasonal variations of the snow and sea‐ice …

Contrasting nonphotochemical quenching patterns under high light and darkness aligns with light niche occupancy in Arctic diatoms

D Croteau, S Guérin, F Bruyant… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the seasons, Arctic diatom species occupy shifting habitats defined by contrasting light
climates, constrained by snow and ice cover dynamics interacting with extreme photoperiod …

Late spring bloom development of pelagic diatoms in Baffin Bay

A Lafond, K Leblanc, B Quéguiner, B Moriceau… - Elem Sci …, 2019 - online.ucpress.edu
The Arctic Ocean is particularly affected by climate change, with changes in sea ice cover
expected to impact phytoplankton primary production. During the Green Edge expedition …

Understanding the picture: the promise and challenges of in-situ imagery data in the study of plankton ecology

A Barth, J Stone - Journal of Plankton Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Planktons are a fundamental piece of all ocean ecosystems yet, sampling plankton at the
high resolution required to understand their dynamics remains a challenge. In-situ imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Metamorphism of snow on Arctic sea ice during the melt season: Impact on spectral albedo and radiative fluxes through snow

G Vérin, F Domine, M Babin, G Picard… - The Cryosphere, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
The energy budget of Arctic sea ice is strongly affected by the snow cover. Intensive
sampling of snow properties was conducted near Qikiqtarjuaq in Baffin Bay on typical …

Structure and function of the western Baffin Bay coastal and shelf ecosystem

S Pedro, M Lemire, C Hoover, B Saint-Béat… - Elem Sci …, 2023 - online.ucpress.edu
Arctic marine species, from benthos to fish and mammals, are essential for food security and
sovereignty of Inuit people. Inuit food security is dependent on the availability, accessibility …