Open AccessArctic Plankton Populations Vary by Season
Author(s) -
David Shultz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo143542
Subject(s) - foraminifera , plankton , arctic , oceanography , snail , zooplankton , the arctic , environmental science , biology , ecology , geography , geology , benthic zone
Planktonic foraminifera and sea snail numbers swell from April to June in the Barents Sea, but contrary to predictions, the organisms do not appear to be affected directly by high methane levels.