Latitudinal changes in the trophic structure of benthic coastal food webs along the Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Environmental Research , 2021; 167: 105290 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105290 Cite ...

Polar ecosystems are the most threatened because they are the most sensitive to global warming. They are being lost at a rapid pace, and with them, ...

Protect delicate polar ecosystems by mapping biodiversity Date: November 20, 2023 Source: University of East Anglia Summary: Concerted action is required to mitigate the impact of warming on polar ...

The tundra biome is the coldest and one of the largest ecosystems on Earth. It covers about one-fifth of the land on the planet, primarily in the Arctic circle but also in Antarctica as well as a ...

When the Arctic air warmed up in the 1980s, ... Arctic Ecosystems NPR News Science Correspondent Richard Harris reports that scientists have been surprised by a rapid change in the Arctic Tundra.

Changes in the structure and composition of plant communities in this region, driven by warming, have important implications for the functioning not only of the tundra ecosystem, but also for the ...

Slight changes in the timing of the annual loss of sea-ice in polar regions could have dire consequences for polar ecosystems, by allowing a lot more sunlight to reach the sea floor. The research ...

More information: Jochen Knies et al, Arctic fjord ecosystem adaptation to cryosphere meltdown over the past 14,000 years, Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02251-y ...

Pacific Arctic ecosystems are undergoing dramatic changes because of warmer ocean water, a multidisciplinary team of scientists reported in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Concerted action is required to mitigate the impact of warming on polar ecosystems and sustainably manage these unique habitats.   Scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the ...