Biogeochemical consequences of a changing Arctic shelf seafloor ecosystem
Abstract Unprecedented and dramatic transformations are occurring in the Arctic in response to climate change, but academic, public, and political discourse has disproportionately focussed on the most visible and direct aspects of change, including sea ice melt, permafrost thaw, the fate of charisma...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s13280-021-01638-3 2023-05-15T14:39:33+02:00 Biogeochemical consequences of a changing Arctic shelf seafloor ecosystem März, Christian Freitas, Felipe S. Faust, Johan C. Godbold, Jasmin A. Henley, Sian F. Tessin, Allyson C. Abbott, Geoffrey D. Airs, Ruth Arndt, Sandra Barnes, David K. A. Grange, Laura J. Gray, Neil D. Head, Ian M. Hendry, Katharine R. Hilton, Robert G. Reed, Adam J. Rühl, Saskia Solan, Martin Souster, Terri A. Stevenson, Mark A. Tait, Karen Ward, James Widdicombe, Stephen Natural Environment Research Council 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01638-3 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-021-01638-3.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-021-01638-3/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Ambio volume 51, issue 2, page 370-382 ISSN 0044-7447 1654-7209 Ecology Environmental Chemistry Geography, Planning and Development General Medicine journal-article 2021 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01638-3 2022-01-04T17:00:18Z Abstract Unprecedented and dramatic transformations are occurring in the Arctic in response to climate change, but academic, public, and political discourse has disproportionately focussed on the most visible and direct aspects of change, including sea ice melt, permafrost thaw, the fate of charismatic megafauna, and the expansion of fisheries. Such narratives disregard the importance of less visible and indirect processes and, in particular, miss the substantive contribution of the shelf seafloor in regulating nutrients and sequestering carbon. Here, we summarise the biogeochemical functioning of the Arctic shelf seafloor before considering how climate change and regional adjustments to human activities may alter its biogeochemical and ecological dynamics, including ecosystem function, carbon burial, or nutrient recycling. We highlight the importance of the Arctic benthic system in mitigating climatic and anthropogenic change and, with a focus on the Barents Sea, offer some observations and our perspectives on future management and policy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barents Sea Climate change Ice permafrost Sea ice Springer Nature (via Crossref) Arctic Barents Sea Ambio 51 2 370 382 |
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Abstract Unprecedented and dramatic transformations are occurring in the Arctic in response to climate change, but academic, public, and political discourse has disproportionately focussed on the most visible and direct aspects of change, including sea ice melt, permafrost thaw, the fate of charismatic megafauna, and the expansion of fisheries. Such narratives disregard the importance of less visible and indirect processes and, in particular, miss the substantive contribution of the shelf seafloor in regulating nutrients and sequestering carbon. Here, we summarise the biogeochemical functioning of the Arctic shelf seafloor before considering how climate change and regional adjustments to human activities may alter its biogeochemical and ecological dynamics, including ecosystem function, carbon burial, or nutrient recycling. We highlight the importance of the Arctic benthic system in mitigating climatic and anthropogenic change and, with a focus on the Barents Sea, offer some observations and our perspectives on future management and policy. |
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März, Christian Freitas, Felipe S. Faust, Johan C. Godbold, Jasmin A. Henley, Sian F. Tessin, Allyson C. Abbott, Geoffrey D. Airs, Ruth Arndt, Sandra Barnes, David K. A. Grange, Laura J. Gray, Neil D. Head, Ian M. Hendry, Katharine R. Hilton, Robert G. Reed, Adam J. Rühl, Saskia Solan, Martin Souster, Terri A. Stevenson, Mark A. Tait, Karen Ward, James Widdicombe, Stephen |
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März, Christian Freitas, Felipe S. Faust, Johan C. Godbold, Jasmin A. Henley, Sian F. Tessin, Allyson C. Abbott, Geoffrey D. Airs, Ruth Arndt, Sandra Barnes, David K. A. Grange, Laura J. Gray, Neil D. Head, Ian M. Hendry, Katharine R. Hilton, Robert G. Reed, Adam J. Rühl, Saskia Solan, Martin Souster, Terri A. Stevenson, Mark A. Tait, Karen Ward, James Widdicombe, Stephen |
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Biogeochemical consequences of a changing Arctic shelf seafloor ecosystem |
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Biogeochemical consequences of a changing Arctic shelf seafloor ecosystem |
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