Metagenomic survey of the taxonomic and functional microbial communities of seawater and sea ice from the Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Yergeau, Etienne, Michel, Christine, Tremblay, Julien, Niemi, Andrea, King, Thomas L., Wyglinski, Joanne, Lee, Kenneth, Greer, Charles W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Cornwallis; Cornwallis Island; Northwest Passage; Climate change; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42242; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=b737523b-62e7-4ffa-b5e6-cfb381b447fa; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=b737523b-62e7-4ffa-b5e6-cfb381b447fa; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=b737523b-62e7-4ffa-b5e6-cfb381b447fa

Climate change has resulted in an accelerated decline of Arctic sea ice since 2001 resulting in primary production increases and prolongation of the ice-free season within the Northwest Passage. The taxonomic and functional microbial community composition of the seawater and sea ice of the Canadian...