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The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems

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  • Delphine Lannuzel

    (University of Tasmania)

  • Letizia Tedesco

    (Marine Research Centre)

  • Maria Leeuwe

    (University of Groningen)

  • Karley Campbell

    (The Arctic University of Norway)

  • Hauke Flores

    (Alfred Wegener Institute)

  • Bruno Delille

    (Unité d’océanographie chimique, FOCUS, Université de Liège)

  • Lisa Miller

    (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

  • Jacqueline Stefels

    (University of Groningen)

  • Philipp Assmy

    (Fram Centre)

  • Jeff Bowman

    (University of California)

  • Kristina Brown

    (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

  • Giulia Castellani

    (Alfred Wegener Institute)

  • Melissa Chierici

    (Fram Centre
    University Centre in Svalbard)

  • Odile Crabeck

    (University of East Anglia)

  • Ellen Damm

    (Alfred Wegener Institute)

  • Brent Else

    (University of Calgary)

  • Agneta Fransson

    (Fram Centre)

  • François Fripiat

    (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Nicolas-Xavier Geilfus

    (University of Manitoba)

  • Caroline Jacques

    (DGES, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Elizabeth Jones

    (Fram Centre)

  • Hermanni Kaartokallio

    (Marine Research Centre)

  • Marie Kotovitch

    (Unité d’océanographie chimique, FOCUS, Université de Liège
    DGES, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Klaus Meiners

    (Australian Antarctic Division)

  • Sébastien Moreau

    (Fram Centre)

  • Daiki Nomura

    (Hokkaido University, Hakodate)

  • Ilka Peeken

    (Alfred Wegener Institute)

  • Janne-Markus Rintala

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Nadja Steiner

    (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

  • Jean-Louis Tison

    (DGES, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Martin Vancoppenolle

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace)

  • Fanny Linden

    (Unité d’océanographie chimique, FOCUS, Université de Liège
    DGES, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

  • Marcello Vichi

    (University of Cape Town)

  • Pat Wongpan

    (University of Tasmania)

Abstract

The Arctic sea-ice-scape is rapidly transforming. Increasing light penetration will initiate earlier seasonal primary production. This earlier growing season may be accompanied by an increase in ice algae and phytoplankton biomass, augmenting the emission of dimethylsulfide and capture of carbon dioxide. Secondary production may also increase on the shelves, although the loss of sea ice exacerbates the demise of sea-ice fauna, endemic fish and megafauna. Sea-ice loss may also deliver more methane to the atmosphere, but warmer ice may release fewer halogens, resulting in fewer ozone depletion events. The net changes in carbon drawdown are still highly uncertain. Despite large uncertainties in these assessments, we expect disruptive changes that warrant intensified long-term observations and modelling efforts.

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  • Delphine Lannuzel & Letizia Tedesco & Maria Leeuwe & Karley Campbell & Hauke Flores & Bruno Delille & Lisa Miller & Jacqueline Stefels & Philipp Assmy & Jeff Bowman & Kristina Brown & Giulia Castellan, 2020. "The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 10(11), pages 983-992, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:10:y:2020:i:11:d:10.1038_s41558-020-00940-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-00940-4
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    1. Heike H. Zimmermann & Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring & Viktor Dinkel & Lars Harms & Luise Schulte & Marc-Thorsten Hütt & Dirk Nürnberg & Ralf Tiedemann & Ulrike Herzschuh, 2023. "Marine ecosystem shifts with deglacial sea-ice loss inferred from ancient DNA shotgun sequencing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Liangying Zeng & Yao Ha & Chuanfeng Zhao & Haixia Dai & Yimin Zhu & Yijia Hu & Xiaoyu Zhu & Zhiyuan Ding & Yudi Liu & Zhong Zhong, 2024. "Tropical cyclone activity over western North Pacific favors Arctic sea ice increase," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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