• Food web functions and interactions during spring and summer in the arctic water inflow region: Investigated through inverse modeling 

      Olli, Kalle; Halvorsen, Elisabeth; Vernet, Maria; Lavrentyev, Peter J.; Franzè, Gayantonia; Sanz-Martín, Marina; Paulsen, Maria Lund; Reigstad, Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-28)
      We used inverse modeling to reconstruct major planktonic food web carbon flows in the Atlantic Water inflow, east and north of Svalbard during spring (18–25 May) and summer (9–13 August), 2014. The model was based on three intensively sampled stations during both periods, corresponding to early, peak, and decline phases of a <i>Phaeocystis</i> and diatom dominated bloom (May), and flagellates dominated ...
    • Zooplankton communities associated with new and regenerated primary production in the Atlantic inflow north of Svalbard 

      Svensen, Camilla; Halvorsen, Elisabeth; Vernet, Maria; Franzè, Gayantonia; Dmoch, Katarzyna; Lavrentyev, Peter J.; Kwasniewski, Slawomir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-05)
      The Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly with respect to ice cover extent and volume, growth season duration and biological production. Zooplankton are important components in the arctic marine food web, and tightly coupled to the strong seasonality in primary production. In this study, we investigate zooplankton composition, including microzooplankton, copepod nauplii, as well as small and large copepod ...