Katja Metfies

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of temperature change on marine biodiversity are assessed starting from a general discussion of species responses to temperature, the authors present how species respond to warming These responses comprise adaptation and phenotypic plasticity as well as range shifts The observed range shifts show more rapid shifts at the poleward range edge than at the equator-near edge.

TL;DR: This study highlights the role of plankton key species in driving climate relevant processes; thus, changes in plankton distribution need to be accounted for when estimating the ocean’s biogeochemical response to global change.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the continued reduction of sea ice extent will likely lead to diminished protist exchange and subsequently, could reduce species diversity in all habitats of the Central Arctic Ocean.

TL;DR: Recommendations are put forward to improve and make molecular methods more accessible to Long-term Ecological Research Site investigators to address a lack of integration between microscopic and molecular methods.

TL;DR: Investigation of the diversity and distribution patterns of fungi in relation to abiotic variables during one record sea ice minimum in 2012 and co-occurrence of chytrids with diatoms, key primary producers in these changing environments shows that chyTrid fungi are primarily encountered at sites influenced by sea ice melt.