Biological Impact of Ocean Acidification in the Canadian Arctic: Widespread Severe Pteropod Shell Dissolution in Amundsen Gulf

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Andrea Niemi, Nina Bednaršek, Christine Michel, Richard A. Feely, William Williams, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, Wojciech Walkusz, James D. Reist
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: arctic; pteropods; Limacina helicina; ocean acidification; life history; sea ice; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Beaufort Shelf; Pacific; Amundsen Gulf; arctic pteropods; Beaufort Sea; Ocean acidification; Sea ice; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.600184; https://doaj.org/article/e8c429a66cf04350b91adf34887f2f1c

Increasing atmospheric CO2, cold water temperatures, respiration, and freshwater inputs all contribute to enhanced acidification in Arctic waters. However, ecosystem effects of ocean acidification (derived from anthropogenic and/or natural sources) in the Arctic Ocean are highly uncertain. Zooplankt...