Late winter under ice pelagic microbial communities in the high Arctic Ocean and the impact of short-term exposure to elevated CO2 levels

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Monier, Adam, Findlay, Helen S., Charvet, Sophie, Lovejoy, Connie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
• Subjects: Microbiology; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Ellef Ringnes Island; Ocean acidification; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4179612; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00490

Polar Oceans are natural CO2 sinks because of the enhanced solubility of CO2 in cold water. The Arctic Ocean is at additional risk of accelerated ocean acidification (OA) because of freshwater inputs from sea ice and rivers, which influence the carbonate system. Winter conditions in the Arctic are o...