Arctic Sea Ice Ecology: Seasonal Dynamics in Algal and Bacterial Productivity

Description:

2nd edition. The central viewpoint of the book is to present and underline sea ice as an ecosystem in its own right with clear pathways of energy and matter inside the ice and in exchange with surrounding water and atmosphere. The book is a description of the microorganisms living inside the sea ice, their lifecycles, how they interact, and what mechanisms they have developed to survive in this extreme environment. The book describes all the microorganisms living in sea ice: meio- and macrofauna, microalgae, bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Sea ice in a climate context is described in separate chapters with a focus on the ecological consequences of a diminishing summer sea ice extent in the Arctic. The book is written with a focus on graduate and PhD students and researchers with an interest in sea ice as a high-level introductory text with extended references, with a focus on all major aspects of microbial life in sea ice and embedded in a climate change context.

* Provides a basic and profound overview of sea ice ecology and associated microorganisms

* Links climate change and its effects on sea ice ecology

* Contains an extended chapter on methods applied in sea ice ecology