... and overall low-productivity ecosystem within the Kitikmeot Sea. We propose a conceptual model of marine ecosystem function that favors an abundance of Arctic char and seals as top predators instead of the larger polar bears and whales as found adjacent to the Kitikmeot Sea in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago...

... Primicerio; Janne E. Søreide; Gro I. van der Meeren; Paul Wassmann The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. Physical conditions...