Vol. 58 (2007): Meddelelser om Grønland. Bioscience
Rysgaard, S. & Glud, R. N. (eds): Carbon cycling in Arctic marine ecosystems: Case study Young Sound, 214 pp.
This volume synthesizes the marine research conducted in Young Sound, a High Arctic fjord in Northeast Greenland, since 1994. Several physical, chemical and biological aspects of this ecosystem are presented in individual chapters and used to construct a present-day carbon budget for the area. Finally, predictions are made of future changes to the ecosystem due to climate warming.
Contents:
Rysgaard, S.: Preface, p. 7
Buch, E.: Physical oceanography of the Greenland Sea, p. 13
Mernild, S. H. et al.: Climate, river discharge and suspended sediment transport in the Zackenberg River drainage basin and Young Sound/Tyrolerfjord, Northeast Greenland, 1995-2003, p. 23
Bendtsen, J. et al.: Physical conditions, dynamics and model simulations during the ice-free period of the Young Sound/Tyrolerfjord system, p. 45
Glud, R. N. et al.: The sea ice in Young Sound: Implications for carbon cycling, p. 61
Nielsen, T.G. et al.: Structure and function of the pelagic ecosystem in Young Sound, NE Greenland, p. 87
Rysgaard, S. & Sejr, M. K.: Vertical flux of particulate organic matter in a High Arctic fjord: Relative importance of terrestrial and marine sources p. 109
Sejr, M. K. & Christensen, P. B.: Growth, production and carbon demand of macrofauna in Young Sound, with special emphasis on the bivalves Hiatella arctica and Mya truncate, p. 121
Thamdrup, B., Glud, R. N. & Hansen, J. W.: Benthic carbon cycling in Young Sound, Northeast Greenland, p. 137
Krause-Jensen, D. et al.: Benthic primary production in Young Sound, Northeast Greenland, p. 159
Born, E.W. & Acquarone, M.: An estimation of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) predation on bivalves in the Young Sound area (NE Greenland), p. 175
Glud, R. N. & Rysgaard, S.: The annual organic carbon budget of Young Sound, NE Greenland, p. 193
Rysgaard, S. & Glud R. N.: Carbon cycling and climate change: Predictions for a High Arctic marine ecosystem (Young Sound, NE Greenland), p. 205
