The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems

D Lannuzel, L Tedesco, M Van Leeuwe… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
The Arctic sea-ice-scape is rapidly transforming. Increasing light penetration will initiate
earlier seasonal primary production. This earlier growing season may be accompanied by …

Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: biotic interactions

MA McKinney, J Chételat, SM Burke, KH Elliott… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global climate change has led to profound alterations of the Arctic environment and
ecosystems, with potential secondary effects on mercury (Hg) within Arctic biota. This review …

Governing for transformative change across the biodiversity–climate–society nexus

U Pascual, PD McElwee, SE Diamond, HT Ngo… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Transformative governance is key to addressing the global environmental crisis. We explore
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …

Cross-chapter paper 6: Polar regions

AJ Constable, S Harper, J Dawson, K Holsman… - IPCC AR WGII, 2022 - epic.awi.de
The polar regions, notably the Arctic and maritime Antarctic, are experiencing impacts from
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …

Three decades of increasing fish biodiversity across the northeast Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean

C Gordó-Vilaseca, F Stephenson… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Observed range shifts of numerous species support predictions of climate change models
that species will shift their distribution northward into the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas due to …

Predicting how climate change threatens the prey base of Arctic marine predators

KRN Florko, TC Tai, WWL Cheung… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic sea ice loss has direct consequences for predators. Climate‐driven distribution shifts
of native and invasive prey species may exacerbate these consequences. We assessed …

Human health risk model for microplastic exposure in the Arctic region

MS Saeed, F Fahd, F Khan, B Chen, R Sadiq - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics enriched with carcinogens like heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), and their derivatives are ubiquitous in Arctic waters. They …

Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services

NS Steiner, J Bowman, K Campbell, M Chierici… - Elem Sci …, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
A rigorous synthesis of the sea-ice ecosystem and linked ecosystem services highlights that
the sea-ice ecosystem supports all 4 ecosystem service categories, that sea-ice ecosystems …

Microplastics in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) prey: An exploratory assessment of trophic transfer in the Beaufort Sea

RC Moore, M Noel, A Etemadifar, L Loseto… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm in length) have been identified as emerging
contaminants in marine environments, with ingestion by a variety of biota being of increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Biophysical indicators and Indigenous and Local Knowledge reveal climatic and ecological shifts with implications for Arctic Char fisheries

M Falardeau, EM Bennett, B Else, A Fisk… - Global Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Managing Arctic marine resources to be resilient to environmental changes requires
knowledge of how climate change is affecting marine food webs and fisheries. Changes to …