Pelagic Ecosystem Characteristics Across the Atlantic Water Boundary Current From Rijpfjorden, Svalbard, to the Arctic Ocean During Summer (2010–2014)

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Haakon Hop, Philipp Assmy, Anette Wold, Arild Sundfjord, Malin Daase, Pedro Duarte, Slawomir Kwasniewski, Marta Gluchowska, Józef M. Wiktor, Agnieszka Tatarek, Józef Wiktor, Svein Kristiansen, Agneta Fransson, Melissa Chierici, Mikko Vihtakari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Arctic ecosystem; carbonate system; nutrient limitation; protists; zooplankton; climate change; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; Calanus finmarchicus; Calanus glacialis; Climate change; Phytoplankton; Rijpfjord*; Sea ice; Zooplankton; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00181; https://doaj.org/article/f4c9f6ffc0864bc9a7c7e6915fa4f56f

The northern coast of Svalbard contains high-arctic fjords, such as Rijpfjorden (80°N 22°30′E). This area has experienced higher sea and air temperatures and less sea ice in recent years, and models predict increasing temperatures in this region. Part of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC), which tra...