Seasonal Variation in Transport of Zooplankton Into the Arctic Basin Through the Atlantic Gateway, Fram Strait

Seasonal Variation in Transport of Zooplankton Into the Arctic Basin Through the Atlantic Gateway, Fram Strait

The largest contribution of oceanic heat to the Arctic Ocean is the warm Atlantic Water (AW) inflow through the deep Fram Strait. The AW current also carries Atlantic plankton into the Arctic Basin and this inflow of zooplankton biomass through the Atlantic-Arctic gateway far exceeds the inflow thro...

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Main Authors: Sünnje L. Basedow, Arild Sundfjord, Wilken-Jon von Appen, Elisabeth Halvorsen, Slawomir Kwasniewski, Marit Reigstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
advection
West Spitsbergen current
mesozooplankton
laser optical plankton counter
Atlantic Water
seasonal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00194/full

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