• Functional Pattern of Benthic Epifauna in the Chukchi Borderland, Arctic Deep Sea 

      Zhulay, Irina; Bluhm, Bodil; Renaud, Paul E.; Degen, Renate; Iken, Katrin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-26)
      Assessment of Arctic deep-sea ecosystem functioning is currently an urgent task considering that ongoing sea-ice reduction opens opportunities for resource exploitation of yet understudied deep-sea regions. We used Biological Trait Analysis to evaluate ecosystem functioning and test if common paradigms for deep-sea fauna apply to benthic epifauna of the deep-sea Arctic Chukchi Borderland (CBL). We ...
    • Trait-based approaches in rapidly changing ecosystems: A roadmap to the future polar oceans 

      Degen, Renate; Aune, Magnus; Bluhm, Bodil; Cassidy, Camilla; Kędra, Monika; Kraan, Casper; Vandepitte, Leen; Włodarska-Kowalczuk, Maria; Zhulay, Irina; Albano, Paolo G.; Bremner, Julie; Grebmeier, Jacqueline M.; Link, Heike; Morata, Nathalie; Nordström, Marie C.; Shojaei, Mehdi Ghodrati; Sutton, Lauren; Zuschin, Martin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-30)
      Polar marine regions are facing rapid changes induced by climate change, with consequences for local faunal populations, but also for overall ecosystem functioning, goods and services. Yet given the complexity of polar marine ecosystems, predicting the mode, direction and extent of these consequences remains challenging. Trait-based approaches are increasingly adopted as a tool by which to explore ...