Zooplankton dilemma in the twilight
Zooplankton dilemma in the twilight | Nature Climate Change
Amidst the Arctic sea-ice decline and the consequent increasing under-ice light transmittance, Arctic zooplankton face challenging times. The collection of a unique dataset in the central Arctic Ocean unravels the patterns of their vertical migration, signalling potential disruptions to the Arctic ecosystem.
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L.T. has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 101003826 via project CRiceS (Climate Relevant interactions and feedbacks: the key role of sea ice and Snow in the polar and global climate system).
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Tedesco, L. Zooplankton dilemma in the twilight. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01786-2
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