Expansion of vegetated coastal ecosystems in the future Arctic

Warming occurs particularly fast in the Arctic and exerts profound effects on arctic ecosystems. Sea ice-associated ecosystems are projected to decline but reduced arctic sea ice cover also increases the solar radiation reaching the coastal seafloors with the potential for expansion of vegetated hab...

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Main Authors: Dorte eKrause-Jensen, Carlos M. Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2014.00077/full