Polar regions have experienced significant warming in recent decades. Warming has been
most pronounced across the Arctic Ocean Basin and along the Antarctic Peninsula, with …

A compilation of phytoplankton species abundance data from the spring bloom along the
northern Norwegian coast and in the Barents Sea shows that the quantitatively most …

The decrease in Arctic sea-ice extent and thickness as a result of global warming will impact
the timing, duration, magnitude and composition of phytoplankton production with cascading …

The project “Climatic variability and vertical carbon flux in the marginal ice zone in the
central Barents Sea” was initiated to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge on the biological …

We investigated marine picoeukaryotic diversity (cells< 3 µm) in samples collected in late
summer 2002 at the boundary between the Norwegian, Greenland, and Barents Seas. The …

Nutrient supply to the surface ocean is a key factor regulating primary production in the
Arctic Ocean under current conditions and with ongoing warming and sea ice losses. Here …

Microalgae are considered to be an important and sustainable alternative to fish oil as a
source for the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and …

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 …

The study compiles the controlling factors for organic matter sedimentation patterns from a
suite of organogeochemical parameters in surface sediments off Spitsbergen and direct …

Seasonal and geographical variations of suspended single-celled organisms on a transect
across the western part of the Barents Sea in March and May 1998 and in June–July 1999 …