Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, ...
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Sea ice loss in the Arctic has triggered a critical tipping point that's destroying the food chain
Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly ...
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 13: Climate action and SDG 14: Life below water. This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on the Arctic ecosystem.
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'Cryosphere meltdown' will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems, new study warns
A new study led by Jochen Knies from the iC3 Polar Research Hub has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The ...
Kelps, here Saccharina latissima around Nuuk, Greenland, are brown macroalgae that form dense and extensive underwater forests along Arctic rocky shores. The ecological role of kelps can be compared ...
Climate change is altering species distributions across the world, and this is particularly marked in the Arctic where warming is occurring most rapidly. Researchers at Durham University, UK, and the ...
The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are increasing at up to four times the rate of the planet overall, melting sea ice ...
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The Giant Viruses That Orchestrate Life in the Polar Regions
Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their ...
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