"Specialist" lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new research shows. Scientists studied microscopic organisms in four environments -- open ocean, river mouths, ...
However, the Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas have experienced a rise in POP levels. Their presence poses potential dangers to animals and people as they enter the fragile ecosystem's food web.
a key link in the Arctic food chain. “The threat of climate change is ever present,” she says, which “makes it even more important to understand all the tiny parts of this system.” ...