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Protists of Arctic Sea Ice
Description: Sea ice not only shapes the global climate but is also an important background for a complicated ecosystem that is closely related to the littoral benthic ecosystem. This similarity is the reason why this formation is usually referred to as an "inverted bottom." In the deep central part of the Arctic Basin (which is 47% of its overall surface area), it is estimated that approximately 50% of the primary production comes from autotrophic protists (sympagic) related to sea ice. Global warming has caused changes in the range and time of sea ice occurrence, and the existence time of sea ice assemblages is also changing. After 173 years of ice-related microalgae studies, the appearance of 1027 taxa closely related to sea ice has been recorded. [Source: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals]
URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-71788-3_10
Availability: Summary
Source: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals
Publish Date: 2/5/2018
Reading Level: Expert
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