Occurrence of Ulva lactuca L. 1753 (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) at the Murman Сoast of the Barents Sea

Findings of Ulva lactuca L. on the Murman Сoast of the Barents Sea are described for the period 2009–2017. This species has not been found in this area for more than 50 years. The occurrence of U. lactuca on the Murman Coast appears to be related to the recent warming of waters in the region.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Svetlana Malavenda, Mikhail Makarov, Inna Ryzhik, Maxim Mityaev, Sergey Malavenda
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
Subjects:
Sea lettuce
seaweed
climate change
global warming
Arctic
berealization
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Barents Sea
Climate change
Global warming
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1503912
https://doaj.org/article/a87331c0f0e44034b17f25c74b001642
Description
Summary:Findings of Ulva lactuca L. on the Murman Сoast of the Barents Sea are described for the period 2009–2017. This species has not been found in this area for more than 50 years. The occurrence of U. lactuca on the Murman Coast appears to be related to the recent warming of waters in the region.

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