Alien Waters: Neighboring Seas Are Flowing into a Warming Arctic Ocean – Yale Environment 360
The Arctic Ocean, and its connections to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. YALE ENVIRONMENT 360 / GOOGLE EARTH
Article Synopsis – As the Arctic heats up, “once-distinct boundaries between the frigid polar ocean and its warmer, neighboring oceans are beginning to blur, opening the gates to southern waters bearing foreign species, from phytoplankton to whales. Scientists say that the growing intrusions on both sides of the Arctic Ocean are driving heat, nutrients, and temperate species to new polar latitudes — with profound impacts on Arctic Ocean dynamics, marine food webs, and longstanding predator-prey relationships”. To read the actual article click here.