30 Aug 2022 – The Nansen Legacy

The interplay between mercury and manganese in Arctic seawater may explain a surprising drop researchers found in mercury levels in the Barents Sea during the winter.

Recent publications

Schuler TV, Benestad RE, Isaksen K, Kierulf HP, Kohler, J Moholdt G, Schmidt LS (2025). Svalbard’s 2024 record summer: An early view of Arctic glacier meltdown? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(34). e2503806122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2503806122

Duarte P, Castro de la Guardia L, Assmy P, Wold A, Fransson A, Chierici M, Bailey A, Hodson A, Alexander A, Magalhães C, Gabrielsen GW, Albretsen J, Frank L, Tripathy SC, Smerdou C, Gordillo FJL, Cobos P, Velázquez D, Convey P, De Rovere F, Hop, H. (2025). Ecosystem metabolism and nitrogen budget of a glacial Fjord in the Arctic. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 22946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06953-3

Nascimento MC, Fransner F, Hordoir R, Skogen MD, Primicerio R, Pedersen T (2025) Future poleward distribution shifts of community and functional groups in the Barents Sea modelled under different climate and fisheries scenarios. Marine Ecology Progress Series 763:125 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14868

All articles filed in August 30, 2022

Arctic mercury levels drop during the depths of the winter