Multi-year variability of summer phytoplankton biomass and size structure in the northern Chukchi and East Siberian Seas, Arctic Ocean: role of light and nutrient availability

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Youngju Lee, Kyoung-Ho Cho, Jinyoung Jung, Jong Kuk Moon, Eun Jin Yang, Sung-Ho Kang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: phytoplankton biomass; phytoplankton size structure; Chukchi Sea; East Siberian Sea; Arctic Ocean; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Chukchi; Climate change; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1237150; https://doaj.org/article/c074aae576bb44349ae7833e5506039a

In the Arctic Ocean, the northern Chukchi and East Siberian Seas (NCESS) are vulnerable to climate change due to warming, sea ice melting, and surface freshening. To investigate how local physical forcing affects phytoplankton biomass and communities in this area, the multi-year (2015-2020) distribu...