They used data from the MOSAiC project, where the German research icebreaker Polarstern was frozen in the Arctic ice for a year in 2019. The team focused on phytoplankton and ice algae ...

"The filamentous algae have a slimy ... composition showed that a variety of different plastics are found in the Arctic, including polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, nylon, acrylic and ...

Sea ice algae is an essential resource for the survival of many species living in the Arctic. Traces of ice algae have been found in many animal groups from tiny filter-feeding shrimp to large ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing [email protected] Climate change could start causing significant algae blooms in the Arctic, as more sunlight reaches the plants ...

Arctic ice algae has become infected with microplastics, threatening the creatures that feed on the algae. The new study shows that the algae found beneath the Arctic ice have much higher ...

These microalgae convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, fish, birds and ...

Arctic ice algae has been found to contain ten times more microplastics than surrounding sea water, something that could impact organisms higher up on the food chain, says a recent study.

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In the Arctic Ocean, algae is manna from heaven. Clumps of the aquatic life drop from the sea ice to the ocean floor below, occasionally feeding otherworldly creatures that live there, like sea ...

April 21 (UPI) --Algae that grow under sea ice in the Arctic have been found to be "heavily contaminated" with microplastics, posing a threat to humans through the food chain, according to a new ...

“This algae in the Arctic, and phytoplankton throughout the marine environment, make up the fundamental backbone of the marine food web.” But the proliferation of plastic could devastate that we ...

Climate change could start causing significant algae blooms in the Arctic, as more sunlight reaches the plants lurking in the ocean, turning the waters green. A new study has found that more light ...