Freshwater and its role in the Arctic Marine System: Sources, disposition, storage, export, and physical and biogeochemical consequences in the Arctic and global …

EC Carmack, M Yamamoto‐Kawai… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Arctic Ocean is a fundamental node in the global hydrological cycle and the
ocean's thermohaline circulation. We here assess the system's key functions and …

The Pan-Arctic continental slope: Sharp gradients of physical processes affect pelagic and benthic ecosystems

BA Bluhm, MA Janout, SL Danielson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Continental slopes–steep regions between the shelf break and abyssal ocean–play key
roles in the climatology and ecology of the Arctic Ocean. Here, through review and …

Mercury biomagnification in benthic, pelagic, and benthopelagic food webs in an Arctic marine ecosystem

IR Hilgendag, HK Swanson, CW Lewis… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous toxic metal that biomagnifies in food webs, and can reach high
concentrations in top predators. Evaluating Hg biomagnification in Arctic marine food webs …

Pan‐Arctic riverine dissolved organic matter: Synchronous molecular stability, shifting sources and subsidies

MI Behnke, JW McClelland, SE Tank… - Global …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is dramatically altering Arctic ecosystems, leading to shifts in the sources,
composition, and eventual fate of riverine dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the Arctic …

Rapid retreat of permafrost coastline observed with aerial drone photogrammetry

AM Cunliffe, G Tanski, B Radosavljevic… - The …, 2019 - tc.copernicus.org
Permafrost landscapes are changing around the Arctic in response to climate warming, with
coastal erosion being one of the most prominent and hazardous features. Using drone …

What feeds the benthos in the Arctic Basins? Assembling a carbon budget for the deep Arctic Ocean

I Wiedmann, E Ershova, BA Bluhm… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Half of the Arctic Ocean is deep sea (> 1000 m), and this area is currently transitioning from
being permanently ice-covered to being seasonally ice-free. Despite these drastic changes …

Towards a unifying pan-arctic perspective: A conceptual modelling toolkit

P Wassmann, EC Carmack, BA Bluhm… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arctic Ocean is overwhelmingly forced by its lateral boundaries, and interacts
with, the global system. For the development of nested conceptual models of the Arctic …

Natural organic matter controls metal speciation and toxicity for marine organisms: A review

L Pontoni, C La Vecchia, P Boguta, M Sirakov… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Heavy metals are occurring in the aquatic environment as the result of natural or
anthropogenic inputs, and depending on concentration, availability and resilience time, they …

[HTML][HTML] Weak seasonality in benthic food web structure within an Arctic inflow shelf region

AF Ziegler, BA Bluhm, PE Renaud… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arctic Ocean is characterized by pronounced seasonality in the quantity and
quality of organic matter exported from the surface ocean. While it is well established that …

Ice algae contributions to the benthos during a time of sea ice change: a review of supply, coupling, and fate

A Niemi, BA Bluhm, T Juul-Pedersen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The polymer-facilitated flux of ice algae on Arctic shelves can initiate benthic activity and
growth after the nutritionally constrained winter period. Lipid-rich ice algae are readily …