Fjords have long been recognized for their value as sites of sediment deposition, recording
past climatic conditions. Recently, Arctic fjords have been recognized as the critical gateway …

In this article, we review evidence of how climate change has already resulted in clearly
discernable changes in marine Arctic ecosystems. After defining the term 'footprint'and …

Over the past century, the dendrochronology technique of crossdating has been widely used
to generate a global network of tree-ring chronologies that serves as a leading indicator of …

The Arctic bloom consists of two distinct categories of primary producers, ice algae growing
within and on the underside of the sea ice, and phytoplankton growing in open waters. Long …

The Arctic ice cover poses severe limitations on the productive period of marine autotrophs
that form the base of the marine food web. Sea-ice algae begin to grow in early spring within …

Within the framework of the physical forcing, we describe and quantify the key ecosystem
components and basic food web structure of the Barents Sea. Emphasis is given to the …

One of the logical predictions for a future Arctic characterized by warmer waters and reduced
sea-ice is that new taxa will expand or invade Arctic seafloor habitats. Specific predictions …

Precipitation plays an important role in the dynamics of species found in arid and semiarid
environments. However, population fluctuations generally are driven by a combination of …

Stable isotope and fatty acid trophic markers (FATMs) were used to assess carbon flow and
trophic structures of sympagic, pelagic and benthic communities in high-Arctic Svalbard …

The Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic North Atlantic is experiencing rapid changes in the
surface climate and sea ice distribution, with impacts for the coupled climate system and the …