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 …

Baleen whale ecology in arctic and subarctic seas in an era of rapid habitat alteration

SE Moore, T Haug, GA Víkingsson… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biophysical changes in marine ecosystems of the Arctic and subarctic sectors of the Atlantic
and Pacific are now evident, driven primarily by sea ice loss, ocean warming and increases …

An updated assessment of the changing Arctic sea ice cover

WN Meier, J Stroeve - Oceanography, 2022 - JSTOR
Sea ice is an essential component of the Arctic climate system. The Arctic sea ice cover has
undergone substantial changes in the past 40+ years, including decline in areal extent in all …

Changes in gray whale phenology and distribution related to prey variability and ocean biophysics in the northern Bering and eastern Chukchi seas

SE Moore, JT Clarke, SR Okkonen, JM Grebmeier… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Changes in gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) phenology and distribution are related to
observed and hypothesized prey availability, bottom water temperature, salinity, sea ice …

[PDF][PDF] Arctic ocean primary productivity: The response of marine algae to climate warming and sea ice decline

KE Frey, JC Comiso, LW Cooper, JM Grebmeier… - Arctic Report Card, 2021 - par.nsf.gov
• All regions continue to exhibit positive trends over the 2003-21 period, with the strongest
trends in the Eurasian Arctic and Barents Sea.• During May 2021, a~ 1700 km long region …

Sea-ice loss amplifies summertime decadal CO2 increase in the western Arctic Ocean

Z Ouyang, D Qi, L Chen, T Takahashi, W Zhong… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Rapid climate warming and sea-ice loss have induced major changes in the sea surface
partial pressure of CO2 (p CO 2). However, the long-term trends in the western Arctic Ocean …

Integrated population modeling provides the first empirical estimates of vital rates and abundance for polar bears in the Chukchi Sea

EV Regehr, NJ Hostetter, RR Wilson, KD Rode… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Large carnivores are imperiled globally, and characteristics making them vulnerable to
extinction (eg, low densities and expansive ranges) also make it difficult to estimate …

Trends in benthic macrofaunal populations, seasonal sea ice persistence, and bottom water temperatures in the Bering Strait region

JM Grebmeier, KE Frey, LW Cooper, M Kędra - Oceanography, 2018 - JSTOR
Recent declines in sea ice extent and warming seawater temperatures in the Arctic have the
potential to impact regional and pan-Arctic marine ecosystems. To investigate marine …

A comprehensive satellite-based assessment across the Pacific Arctic Distributed Biological Observatory shows widespread late-season sea surface warming and sea …

KE Frey, JC Comiso, LV Stock, LNC Young… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Massive declines in sea ice cover and widespread warming seawaters across the Pacific
Arctic region over the past several decades have resulted in profound shifts in marine …

Decadal changes in Arctic Ocean Chlorophyll a: Bridging ocean color observations from the 1980s to present time

L Oziel, P Massicotte, M Babin, E Devred - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Remotely-sensed Ocean color data offer a unique opportunity for studying variations of bio-
optical properties which is especially valuable in the Arctic Ocean (AO) where in situ data …