What Feeds the Benthos in the Arctic Basins? Assembling a Carbon Budget for the Deep Arctic Ocean

Half of the Arctic Ocean is deep sea (>1000 m), and this area is currently transitioning from being permanently ice-covered to being seasonally ice-free. Despite these drastic changes, it remains unclear how organisms are distributed in the deep Arctic basins, and particularly what feeds them...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Wiedmann, Elizaveta Ershova, Bodil Annikki Bluhm, Eva-Maria Nöthig, Rolf R. Gradinger, Ksenia Kosobokova, Antje Boetius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00224/full