Arctic Sea Ice Ecology
Lund-Hansen, Lars Chresten / Søgaard, Dorte Haubjerg / Meiners, Klaus Martin / Gradinger, Rolf / Sorrell, Brian Keith The book on sea ice ecology is the ecology of sea ice algae and other microorganism as bacteria, meiofauna, and viruses residing inside or at the bottom of the sea ice, called the sympagic biota. Organisms as seals, fish, birds, and Polar bears relies on sea ice but are not part of this biota. A distinct feature of this ecosystem, is the disappearance (melt) every summer and re-establishing in autumn and winter. The book is organized seasonall...