Publication Date:
2022-05-26
Description:
© The Author(s), 2016. This is the author's version of the work and is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 134 (2016): 3-12, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.09.002.
Description:
The seasonal rhythm of sea-ice advance and retreat in the eastern Bering Sea (EBS) moves ice hundreds of kilometers across the broad continental shelf and exerts a powerful influence on the ecology of these waters. In winter, the combination of latitude, geology, winds, and ocean currents produces ice cover extending far into the southern Bering Sea. In the spring and summer, retreating ice, longer daylight hours, and nutrient-rich ocean water result in exceptionally high marine production, vital to both sea life and people. The intense burst of spring production, together with more episodic summer and early fall production, provides the energy that powers the complex food web and ultimately sustains nearly half of the US annual commercial fish landings, as well as providing food and cultural value to thousands of Bering Sea coastal and island residents.
Description:
Finally,
we
acknowledge
the
National
Science
Foundation
(NSF
Award
No.
1308087)
and
the
North
Pacific
Research
Board
(NPRB)
for
author
support
during
the
concluding
phase
of
the
Bering
Sea
Project,
and
we
thank
many
colleagues
at
NSF,
NPRB,
and
NOAA
for
their
management
partnership
and
expertise.
Funding
for
the
Bering
Sea
Project
was
provided
by
NSF
and
NPRB,
with
in-‐kind
contribution
from
participants.
Description:
2018-09-15
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Preprint
