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标题：Status and trends in the structure of Arctic benthic food webs
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作者：Monika Kędra ; Charlotte Moritz ; Emily S. Choy 等
期刊名称：Polar Research
印刷版ISSN：1751-8369
出版年度：2015
卷号：34
语种：English
出版社：Co-Action Publishing
其他摘要：Ongoing climate warming is causing a dramatic loss of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, and it is projected that the Arctic Ocean will become seasonally ice-free by 2040. Many studies of local Arctic food webs now exist, and with this review paper we aim to synthesize these into a large-scale assessment of the current status of knowledge on the structure of various Arctic marine food webs and their response to climate change, and to sea-ice retreat in particular. Key drivers of ecosystem change and potential consequences for ecosystem functioning and Arctic marine food webs are identified along the sea-ice gradient, with special emphasis on the following regions: seasonally ice-free Barents and Chukchi seas, loose ice pack zone of the Polar Front and Marginal Ice Zone, and permanently sea-ice covered High Arctic. Finally, we identify knowledge gaps in different Arctic marine food webs and provide recommendations for future studies.
其他关键词：Arctic;food web;climate change;sea-ice retreat;trophic transfer;pelagic-benthic coupling