Zooplankton and sediment fluxes in two contrasting fjords reveal Atlantification of the Arctic

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata, Prątnicka, Paula, Łącka, Magdalena, Majaneva, Sanna, Cottier, Finlo Robert, Berge, Jørgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; Climate change; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Phytoplankton; Rijpfjord*; Sea ice; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23656; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145599

Svalbard fjords are facing a significant increase in Atlantic water inflow, which influences all ecosystem components, thus the objective of this study was to assess how recent Atlantification impacts the functioning of zooplankton community. For this purpose, two year-round operating sediment traps...