Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change

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Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change. / Ribeiro, Sofia; Limoges, Audrey; Massé, Guillaume; Johansen, Kasper L.; Colgan, William; Weckström, Kaarina; Jackson, Rebecca; Georgiadis, Eleanor; Mikkelsen, Naja; Kuijpers, Antoon; Olsen, Jesper; Olsen, Steffen M.; Nissen, Martin; Andersen, Thorbjørn J.; Strunk, Astrid; Wetterich, Sebastian; Syväranta, Jari; Henderson, Andrew C.G.; Mackay, Helen; Taipale, Sami; Jeppesen, Erik; Larsen, Nicolaj K.; Crosta, Xavier; Giraudeau, Jacques; Wengrat, Simone; Nuttall, Mark; Grønnow, Bjarne; Mosbech, Anders; Davidson, Thomas A.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 12, No. 1, 4475, 12.2021.

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Harvard

Ribeiro, S, Limoges, A, Massé, G, Johansen, KL, Colgan, W, Weckström, K, Jackson, R, Georgiadis, E, Mikkelsen, N, Kuijpers, A, Olsen, J, Olsen, SM, Nissen, M, Andersen, TJ, Strunk, A, Wetterich, S, Syväranta, J, Henderson, ACG, Mackay, H, Taipale, S, Jeppesen, E, Larsen, NK, Crosta, X, Giraudeau, J, Wengrat, S, Nuttall, M, Grønnow, B, Mosbech, A & Davidson, TA 2021, 'Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change', Nature Communications, vol. 12, no. 1, 4475. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24742-0

APA

Ribeiro, S., Limoges, A., Massé, G., Johansen, K. L., Colgan, W., Weckström, K., Jackson, R., Georgiadis, E., Mikkelsen, N., Kuijpers, A., Olsen, J., Olsen, S. M., Nissen, M., Andersen, T. J., Strunk, A., Wetterich, S., Syväranta, J., Henderson, A. C. G., Mackay, H., ... Davidson, T. A. (2021). Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change. Nature Communications, 12(1), [4475]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24742-0

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Ribeiro S, Limoges A, Massé G, Johansen KL, Colgan W, Weckström K et al. Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change. Nature Communications. 2021 Dec;12(1). 4475. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24742-0

Author

Ribeiro, Sofia ; Limoges, Audrey ; Massé, Guillaume ; Johansen, Kasper L. ; Colgan, William ; Weckström, Kaarina ; Jackson, Rebecca ; Georgiadis, Eleanor ; Mikkelsen, Naja ; Kuijpers, Antoon ; Olsen, Jesper ; Olsen, Steffen M. ; Nissen, Martin ; Andersen, Thorbjørn J. ; Strunk, Astrid ; Wetterich, Sebastian ; Syväranta, Jari ; Henderson, Andrew C.G. ; Mackay, Helen ; Taipale, Sami ; Jeppesen, Erik ; Larsen, Nicolaj K. ; Crosta, Xavier ; Giraudeau, Jacques ; Wengrat, Simone ; Nuttall, Mark ; Grønnow, Bjarne ; Mosbech, Anders ; Davidson, Thomas A. / Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change. In: Nature Communications. 2021 ; Vol. 12, No. 1.

Bibtex

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title = "Vulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change",

abstract = "High Arctic ecosystems and Indigenous livelihoods are tightly linked and exposed to climate change, yet assessing their sensitivity requires a long-term perspective. Here, we assess the vulnerability of the North Water polynya, a unique seaice ecosystem that sustains the world{\textquoteright}s northernmost Inuit communities and several keystone Arctic species. We reconstruct mid-to-late Holocene changes in sea ice, marine primary production, and little auk colony dynamics through multi-proxy analysis of marine and lake sediment cores. Our results suggest a productive ecosystem by 4400–4200 cal yrs b2k coincident with the arrival of the first humans in Greenland. Climate forcing during the late Holocene, leading to periods of polynya instability and marine productivity decline, is strikingly coeval with the human abandonment of Greenland from c. 2200–1200 cal yrs b2k. Our long-term perspective highlights the future decline of the North Water ecosystem, due to climate warming and changing sea-ice conditions, as an important climate change risk.",

author = "Sofia Ribeiro and Audrey Limoges and Guillaume Mass{\'e} and Johansen, {Kasper L.} and William Colgan and Kaarina Weckstr{\"o}m and Rebecca Jackson and Eleanor Georgiadis and Naja Mikkelsen and Antoon Kuijpers and Jesper Olsen and Olsen, {Steffen M.} and Martin Nissen and Andersen, {Thorbj{\o}rn J.} and Astrid Strunk and Sebastian Wetterich and Jari Syv{\"a}ranta and Henderson, {Andrew C.G.} and Helen Mackay and Sami Taipale and Erik Jeppesen and Larsen, {Nicolaj K.} and Xavier Crosta and Jacques Giraudeau and Simone Wengrat and Mark Nuttall and Bjarne Gr{\o}nnow and Anders Mosbech and Davidson, {Thomas A.}",

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AU - Jackson, Rebecca

AU - Georgiadis, Eleanor

AU - Mikkelsen, Naja

AU - Kuijpers, Antoon

AU - Olsen, Jesper

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AU - Nissen, Martin

AU - Andersen, Thorbjørn J.

AU - Strunk, Astrid

AU - Wetterich, Sebastian

AU - Syväranta, Jari

AU - Henderson, Andrew C.G.

AU - Mackay, Helen

AU - Taipale, Sami

AU - Jeppesen, Erik

AU - Larsen, Nicolaj K.

AU - Crosta, Xavier

AU - Giraudeau, Jacques

AU - Wengrat, Simone

AU - Nuttall, Mark

AU - Grønnow, Bjarne

AU - Mosbech, Anders

AU - Davidson, Thomas A.

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AB - High Arctic ecosystems and Indigenous livelihoods are tightly linked and exposed to climate change, yet assessing their sensitivity requires a long-term perspective. Here, we assess the vulnerability of the North Water polynya, a unique seaice ecosystem that sustains the world’s northernmost Inuit communities and several keystone Arctic species. We reconstruct mid-to-late Holocene changes in sea ice, marine primary production, and little auk colony dynamics through multi-proxy analysis of marine and lake sediment cores. Our results suggest a productive ecosystem by 4400–4200 cal yrs b2k coincident with the arrival of the first humans in Greenland. Climate forcing during the late Holocene, leading to periods of polynya instability and marine productivity decline, is strikingly coeval with the human abandonment of Greenland from c. 2200–1200 cal yrs b2k. Our long-term perspective highlights the future decline of the North Water ecosystem, due to climate warming and changing sea-ice conditions, as an important climate change risk.

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