Metabolic response of Arctic pteropods to ocean acidification and warming during the polar night/twilight phase in Kongsfjord (Spitsbergen)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Lischka, Silke, Riebesell, Ulf
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Kongsfjord; arctic pteropods; Kongsfjord*; Limacina helicina; Ocean acidification; Polar Biology; polar night; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34653/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34653/1/10.1007_s00300-016-2044-5.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-2044-5

Thecosome pteropods are considered highly sensitive to ocean acidification. During the Arctic winter, increased solubility of CO2 in cold waters intensifies ocean acidification and food sources are limited. Ocean warming is also particularly pronounced in the Arctic. Here, we present the first data...