Effects of Early Sea-Ice Reduction on Zooplankton and Copepod Population Structure in the Northern Bering Sea During the Summers of 2017 and 2018

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Fumihiko Kimura, Kohei Matsuno, Yoshiyuki Abe, Atsushi Yamaguchi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: community structure; population structure; phytoplankton bloom timing; reproduction; copepod production; pacification; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Bering Sea; Pacific; Anadyr; Anadyr’; Anadyr'; Calanus glacialis; Sea ice; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.808910; https://doaj.org/article/6566b29114bb43e0b2a554d2247550c8

A remarkable early sea-ice reduction event was observed in the northern Bering Sea during 2018. In turn, this unusual hydrographic phenomenon affected several marine trophic levels, resulting in delayed phytoplankton blooms, phytoplankton community changes, and a northward shift of fish stocks. Howe...