A little-known process on the Arctic seafloor is coming into focus as sea ice retreats, and scientists say it could weaken the region’s broader food web.
More sunlight is now reaching shallow Arctic waters, and that change is tied to a key nutrient being converted into gas and lost from the ocean, leaving less behind for plankton.
What’s happening?
Research from the University of Edinburgh links the change to shrinking sea ice over shallow Arctic shelf seas,…
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