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 …

In this review article, plankton community structure observations are analyzed both for
artificial iron fertilization experiments and also for experiments dedicated to the study of …

The largest contribution of oceanic heat to the Arctic Ocean is the warm Atlantic Water (AW)
inflow through the deep Fram Strait. The AW current also carries Atlantic plankton into the …

The northern coast of Svalbard contains high-arctic fjords, such as Rijpfjorden (80° N 22°
30′ E). This area has experienced higher sea and air temperatures and less sea ice in …

Meroplankton is often neglected in Arctic zooplankton studies, so our knowledge about their
seasonal dynamics is limited. To investigate the highly dynamic nature of meroplankton, we …

Over the past decade or so, international research efforts, many of which were part of the
International Polar Year, have accrued our understanding of the Arctic outflow shelves. The …

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 …

Phyto-and zooplankton in Arctic and sub-Arctic seas show very strong seasonal changes in
diversity and biomass. Here we document the seasonal variability in the mesozooplankton …

Zooplankton abundance and community structures were studied in three west Spitsbergen
fjords at the beginning of the warm phase, which seem to have entered in 2006. Sampling …

As part of the HAUSGARTEN long-term observatory, sediment trap deployments were
carried out before, during, and after the anomalously warm Atlantic Water inflow observed …