Ketil Eiane

TL;DR: Kongsfjorden is a glacial fjord in the Arctic (Svalbard) that is influenced by both Atlantic and Arctic water masses and harbours a mixture of boreal and Arctic flora and fauna as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: It is argued that even during the polar night, DVM is regulated by diel variations in solar and lunar illumination, which are at intensities far below the threshold of human perception, which suggests that the biologically mediated vertical flux of carbon will increase if there is a continued retreat of the Arctic winter sea ice cover.

TL;DR: The results indicate that mortality patterns suffered by natural zooplankton populations may differ greatly over short geographical distances, and it is suggested that the predator community and mortality patterns must be considered when addressing the spatial and temporal dynamics of zoopsan populations.

TL;DR: The sea butterfly Limacina helicina was collected from May to September 2001 to investigate population structure and body and lipid composition with regard to life cycle and reproductive strategy and enhanced amounts of free fatty acids in females from July may be related to gonad development.

TL;DR: It is shown that the risk of mortality changes substantially over the life span of the animals, with notable differences among species, which may account for its numerical dominance in many ocean regions.