Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal benefits. The key drivers of change in the European Arctic (...
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| author | Robert Schlegel Inka Bartsch Kai Bischof Lill Rastad Bjørst Halvor Dannevig Nora Diehl Pedro Duarte Grete K. Hovelsrud Thomas Juul-Pedersen Anaïs Lebrun Laurène Merillet Cale Miller Carina Ren Mikael Sejr Janne E. Søreide Tobias R. Vonnahme Jean-Pierre Gattuso |
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| description | Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal benefits. The key drivers of change in the European Arctic (i.e., Greenland, Svalbard, and Northern Norway) fjord socio-ecological systems are reviewed here, structured into five categories: cryosphere (sea ice, glacier mass balance, and glacial and riverine discharge), physics (seawater temperature, salinity, and light), chemistry (carbonate system, nutrients), biology (primary production, biomass, and species richness), and social (governance, tourism, and fisheries). The data available for the past and present state of these drivers, as well as future model projections, are analysed in a companion paper. Changes to the two drivers at the base of most interactions within fjords, seawater temperature and glacier mass balance, will have the most significant and profound consequences on the future of European Arctic fjords. This is because even though governance may be effective at mitigating/adapting to local disruptions caused by the changing climate, there is possibly nothing that can be done to halt the melting of glaciers, the warming of fjord waters, and all of the downstream consequences that these two changes will have. This review provides the first transdisciplinary synthesis of the interactions between the drivers of change within Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems. Knowledge of what these drivers of change are, and how they interact with one another, should provide more expedient focus for future research on the needs of adapting to the changing Arctic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bff6ec4050694d1f8f23954fe22d7b2d2023-05-12T11:18:22ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures2754-72052023-01-01110.1017/cft.2023.1Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European ArcticRobert Schlegel0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-1287Inka Bartsch1Kai Bischof2Lill Rastad Bjørst3Halvor Dannevig4Nora Diehl5Pedro Duarte6Grete K. Hovelsrud7Thomas Juul-Pedersen8Anaïs Lebrun9Laurène Merillet10Cale Miller11Carina Ren12Mikael Sejr13Janne E. Søreide14Tobias R. Vonnahme15Jean-Pierre Gattuso16Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, FranceAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, GermanyMarine Botany, University of Bremen & MARUM, Bremen, GermanyCenter for Innovation and Research in Culture and Living in the Arctic, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkWestern Norway Research Institute, Sogndal, NorwayMarine Botany, University of Bremen & MARUM, Bremen, GermanyNorwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Tromsø, NorwayNordland Research Institute, Bodø, NorwayGreenland Climate Research Centre, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, GreenlandLaboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, FranceInstitute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway Marine Ecosystems Modelling Group, Collecte Localisation Satellite, Ramonville Saint Agne, FranceLaboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, France Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsCenter for Innovation and Research in Culture and Living in the Arctic, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkNational Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, DenmarkThe University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, NorwayGreenland Climate Research Centre, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, GreenlandLaboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-mer, France Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI-Sciences Po), Paris, FranceFjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal benefits. The key drivers of change in the European Arctic (i.e., Greenland, Svalbard, and Northern Norway) fjord socio-ecological systems are reviewed here, structured into five categories: cryosphere (sea ice, glacier mass balance, and glacial and riverine discharge), physics (seawater temperature, salinity, and light), chemistry (carbonate system, nutrients), biology (primary production, biomass, and species richness), and social (governance, tourism, and fisheries). The data available for the past and present state of these drivers, as well as future model projections, are analysed in a companion paper. Changes to the two drivers at the base of most interactions within fjords, seawater temperature and glacier mass balance, will have the most significant and profound consequences on the future of European Arctic fjords. This is because even though governance may be effective at mitigating/adapting to local disruptions caused by the changing climate, there is possibly nothing that can be done to halt the melting of glaciers, the warming of fjord waters, and all of the downstream consequences that these two changes will have. This review provides the first transdisciplinary synthesis of the interactions between the drivers of change within Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems. Knowledge of what these drivers of change are, and how they interact with one another, should provide more expedient focus for future research on the needs of adapting to the changing Arctic.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S275472052300001X/type/journal_articleArctic fjordsclimate changesocial sciencemarine sciencesocio-ecological processes |
| spellingShingle | Robert Schlegel Inka Bartsch Kai Bischof Lill Rastad Bjørst Halvor Dannevig Nora Diehl Pedro Duarte Grete K. Hovelsrud Thomas Juul-Pedersen Anaïs Lebrun Laurène Merillet Cale Miller Carina Ren Mikael Sejr Janne E. Søreide Tobias R. Vonnahme Jean-Pierre Gattuso Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures Arctic fjords climate change social science marine science socio-ecological processes |
| title | Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic |
| title_full | Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic |
| title_fullStr | Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic |
| title_short | Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic |
| title_sort | drivers of change in arctic fjord socio ecological systems examples from the european arctic |
| topic | Arctic fjords climate change social science marine science socio-ecological processes |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S275472052300001X/type/journal_article |
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