Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals seasonal and spatial variation in the vertebrate fauna of Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Schiøtt, Sascha, Jensen, Mads Reinholdt, Sigsgaard, Eva Egelyng, Møller, Peter Daniel Rask, Thomsen, Philip Francis, Rysgaard, Søren, de Paula Avila, Marcelo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Ilulissat; Kujalleq; Climate change; glacier; polar cod; Sermeq Kujalleq
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29797; https://doi.org/10.3354/MEPS14250

Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland is experiencing the effects of climate change, with the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier being one of the fastest-moving and most productive ice streams in Greenland. This is likely affecting the distribution of species in the fjord, including those important to local fisherie...