LM9.3-3 Arctic and subArctic connections: Ecosystems and biodiversity - Det Internasjonale Polaråret 2007-2008

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LM9.3-3 Arctic and subArctic connections: Ecosystems and biodiversity

Time: Wednesday 9 June 11:00 - 12:30
Location : Svalbard Room

Theme 3. Polar ecosystems and biodiversity

Session 3-3. Arctic and subArctic connections: Ecosystems and biodiversity

Subsession - The highly dynamic role of the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea

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Subsession - Changing sea ice conditions and water mass advection: effect on biota

11:00 Seabirds Help Detect Arctic Ecosystem Change
Presenter: W.A. Montevecchi
11:15 Changes to marine ecosystems in the eastern Canadian Arctic – the evidence from marine birds
Presenter: A.J. Gaston
11:30 Seasonal Impacts of Changing Sea Ice Conditions on Marine Biological Systems in the Pacific Arctic
Presenter: JM Grebmeier
12:00 Pan-Svalbard growth rate variability in the Arctic bivalve Serripes groenlandicus: A decadal-scale proxy for environmental variability and ecosystem response
Presenter: ML Carroll
12:15 Pelagic energy transfer to top tropic levels in two contrasting Arctic fjords
Presenter: JM Weslawski