Fluxes, Fins, and Feathers: Relationships Among the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas in a Time of Climate Change

• Main Authors: Michael F. Sigler, Martin Renner, Seth L. Danielson, Lisa B. Eisner, Robert R. Lauth, Kathy J. Kuletz, Elizabeth A. Logerwell, George L. Hunt Jr.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Oceanography Society 2011
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; International Polar Year; IPY; ocean biodiversity; Arctic species; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait; Lawrence Island; Bering Shelf; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi; Climate change; Sea ice; Subarctic; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/7dad9f42ad214d5088c1ff6f1e3158a9

Ocean currents, water masses, and seasonal sea ice formation determine linkages among and barriers between the biotas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. The Bering Sea communicates with the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas via northward advection of water, nutrients, and plankton through Bering Str...