[HTML][HTML] Fjords as aquatic critical zones (ACZs)

TS Bianchi, S Arndt, WEN Austin, DI Benn… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the land-ocean aquatic continuum, commonly defined as the interface, or
transition zone, between terrestrial ecosystems and the open ocean, has undergone …

A global synthesis of biodiversity responses to glacier retreat

S Cauvy-Fraunié, O Dangles - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2019 - nature.com
Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth's land area but they are retreating rapidly and many
will disappear within decades. Glacier retreat is a worldwide phenomenon increasing the …

Marine‐terminating glaciers sustain high productivity in Greenland fjords

L Meire, J Mortensen, P Meire… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerated mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet leads to glacier retreat and an
increasing input of glacial meltwater to the fjords and coastal waters around Greenland …

[HTML][HTML] How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, T Dunse, A Hodson… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Freshwater discharge from glaciers is increasing across the Arctic in response to
anthropogenic climate change, which raises questions about the potential downstream …

A synthesis of the arctic terrestrial and marine carbon cycles under pressure from a dwindling cryosphere

FJW Parmentier, TR Christensen, S Rysgaard… - Ambio, 2017 - Springer
The current downturn of the arctic cryosphere, such as the strong loss of sea ice, melting of
ice sheets and glaciers, and permafrost thaw, affects the marine and terrestrial carbon cycles …

Non-linear response of summertime marine productivity to increased meltwater discharge around Greenland

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, TJ Browning, L Meire… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is thought to enhance marine
productivity by adding bioessential iron and silicic acid to coastal waters. However …

Early colonization of Beringia and Northern North America: Chronology, routes, and adaptive strategies

BA Potter, JD Reuther, VT Holliday, CE Holmes… - Quaternary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent archaeological and paleoecological work along both interior and coastal routes for
early colonization of the New World has suggested that the interior route was impossible …

Understanding regional and seasonal variability is key to gaining a pan-Arctic perspective on Arctic Ocean freshening

KA Brown, JM Holding, EC Carmack - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Arctic marine system is large and heterogeneous, harsh and remote, and now changing
very rapidly, all of which contribute to our current inadequate understanding of its basic …

Terrestrial inputs drive seasonality in organic matter and nutrient biogeochemistry in a high Arctic fjord system (Isfjorden, Svalbard)

M McGovern, AK Pavlov, A Deininger… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Climate-change driven increases in temperature and precipitation are leading to increased
discharge of freshwater and terrestrial material to Arctic coastal ecosystems. These inputs …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal and spatial patterns of primary production in a high-latitude fjord affected by Greenland Ice Sheet run-off

JM Holding, S Markager, T Juul-Pedersen… - …, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
Primary production on the coast and in Greenland fjords sustains important local and
sustenance fisheries. However, unprecedented melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is …