Colonization of newly forming Arctic sea ice by meiofauna: a case study for the future Arctic?

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Kiko, Rainer, Kern, Stefan, Kramer, Maike, Mütze, Henrike
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Pancake; Foraminifera*; Global warming; Polar Biology; Sea ice; Copepods
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35104/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35104/1/10.1007_s00300-016-2052-5.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-2052-5

Global warming has led to a strong deterioration of the Arctic sea ice cover. Ice thickness, age and coverage have been strongly declining in recent years. Brine channels that form in sea ice when seawater freezes represent a unique habitat for bacteria, algae, proto- and small metazoans. We hypothe...