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SUBMITTER: Koch CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10081986 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Koch Chelsea W CW Brown Thomas A TA Amiraux Rémi R Ruiz-Gonzalez Carla C MacCorquodale Maryam M Yunda-Guarin Gustavo A GA Kohlbach Doreen D Loseto Lisa L LL Rosenberg Bruno B Hussey Nigel E NE Ferguson Steve H SH Yurkowski David J DJ
Nature communications 20230407 1
Sea ice primary production is considered a valuable energy source for Arctic marine food webs, yet the extent remains unclear through existing methods. Here we quantify ice algal carbon signatures using unique lipid biomarkers in over 2300 samples from 155 species including invertebrates, fish, seabirds, and marine mammals collected across the Arctic shelves. Ice algal carbon signatures were present within 96% of the organisms investigated, collected year-round from January to December, suggesti ...[more]