Tidewater glaciers as “climate refugia” for zooplankton-dependent food web in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Tidewater glaciers as “climate refugia” for zooplankton-dependent food web in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

With climate warming, many tidewater glaciers are retreating. Fresh, sediment-rich sub-glacial meltwater is discharged at the glacier grounding line, where it mixes with deep marine water resulting in an upwelling of a plume visible in front of the glacial wall. Zooplankton may suffer increased mort...

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Main Authors: Haakon Hop, Anette Wold, Mikko Vihtakari, Philipp Assmy, Piotr Kuklinski, Slawomir Kwasniewski, Gary P. Griffith, Olga Pavlova, Pedro Duarte, Harald Steen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
zooplankton
death trap
meltwater
tidewater glaciers
Kongsfjorden
Arctic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1161912/full

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