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The Barents Sea ecosystem time series 1980-2019

Recommended citation:
Elena Eriksen (2022) The Barents Sea ecosystem time series 1980-2019 https://doi.org/10.21335/NMDC-1069717541
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Abstract
The Barents Sea time series of abiotic (Water temperature at Kola section (KolaT) and Fugle Bear Island (FBT), areas of Atlantic (AW), Mixed (MW and Arctic (ArW) water masses, maximum ice coverage in April (IceMax), and minimum ice coverage in April (IceMin)) and biotic (Net primary production (NPP), mesoplankton (Plankton), macroplankton (Krill, Jelly, and fish juveniles), fish stocks (capelin, lumpfish, polar cod, cod, haddock, and redfish). Blue and grey means value below the 1980-2016 average and red and pink means above the 1980-2019 average. The background data were taken from ICES WGIBAR 2020). Time series clearly shows the «borealization» of the Barents Sea during the period 1980–2019. Increase of temperature (KolaT and FBT), areas occupied by Atlantic and Mixed Water, and decrease of the ice coverage (IceMin and IceMax) and area occupied by Arctic Water, all show a clear trend towards warmer conditions with 2016 as record warm year. Net primary production showed increasing trend also. Boreal species such as cod, lumpfish, redfish, and haddock increased abundance from 1980s to late 2000s as a result of good recruitment and good management during last two decades. Data for biomass calculation were collected during surveys: More details of each time series are given in the data file.
Scientific keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE> BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION> ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES> FISH> RAY-FINNED FISHES> ANCHOVIES/HERRINGS
EARTH SCIENCE> BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION> ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES> FISH> RAY-FINNED FISHES> CODS/HADDOCKS
Key words:
pelagic biomass, cod, herring, krill, capelin, jellyfish, lumpfish, Polar cod, 0-group
Data downloads
Type Description URL
GET DATA https://ftp.nmdc.no/nmdc/IMR/AeN/Fig_10_Barents_Sea_ecosystem_time_series.xlsx
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Entry ID
IMR_2022_Ecosystem-TS-AeN
Entry Title
The Barents Sea ecosystem time series 1980-2019
Data Set Citation List
Dataset Creator Dataset Title Dataset Release Date Dataset Publisher Dataset DOI Online Resource
Elena Eriksen The Barents Sea ecosystem time series 1980-2019 2022-12-12T00:00:00:00Z Institute of Marine Research 10.21335/NMDC-1069717541 http://metadata.nmdc.no/metadata-api/landingpage/f1dc0155c818f4267515898cf8097e40
Personnel List
Role First Name Last Name
DIF Author Arnfinn Morvik
Investigator Elena Eriksen
Parameters List
Category Topic Term Variable Level 1 Variable Level 2 Variable Level 3
EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES FISH RAY-FINNED FISHES ANCHOVIES/HERRINGS
EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES FISH RAY-FINNED FISHES CODS/HADDOCKS
ISO Topic Category List
Oceans
Keywords List
pelagic biomass,cod,herring,krill,capelin,jellyfish,lumpfish,Polar cod,0-group
Temporal Coverage
Start Date Stop Date
1980-01-01 2019-12-31
Data Set Progress
Complete
Spatial Coverage
Location List
Location Category Location Type Location Subregion1
Ocean Arctic Ocean Barents Sea
Project List
Short Name Long Name
Nansen Legacy Nansen Legacy
Access Constraints
unrestricted
Originating Center
Institute of Marine Research
Data Center List
Data Center Name Personnel Data Center URL
Institute of Marine Research, Norwegian Marine Data Centre, Norway Institute of Marine Research, Norwegian Marine Data Centre, Norway Datacenter Arnfinn Morvik
NO/IMR Institute of Marine Research Originating institution Elena Eriksen http://www.imr.no
Distribution List
Distribution Media Distribution Format
ftp excel
Reference List
ICES WGIBAR 2020. Working Group on the Integrated Assessments of the Barents Sea (WGIBAR). ICES Scientific Reports. 2:30. 206 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5998
Summary
The Barents Sea time series of abiotic (Water temperature at Kola section (KolaT) and Fugle Bear Island (FBT), areas of Atlantic (AW), Mixed (MW and Arctic (ArW) water masses, maximum ice coverage in April (IceMax), and minimum ice coverage in April (IceMin)) and biotic (Net primary production (NPP), mesoplankton (Plankton), macroplankton (Krill, Jelly, and fish juveniles), fish stocks (capelin, lumpfish, polar cod, cod, haddock, and redfish). Blue and grey means value below the 1980-2016 average and red and pink means above the 1980-2019 average. The background data were taken from ICES WGIBAR 2020). Time series clearly shows the «borealization» of the Barents Sea during the period 1980–2019. Increase of temperature (KolaT and FBT), areas occupied by Atlantic and Mixed Water, and decrease of the ice coverage (IceMin and IceMax) and area occupied by Arctic Water, all show a clear trend towards warmer conditions with 2016 as record warm year. Net primary production showed increasing trend also. Boreal species such as cod, lumpfish, redfish, and haddock increased abundance from 1980s to late 2000s as a result of good recruitment and good management during last two decades. Data for biomass calculation were collected during surveys: More details of each time series are given in the data file.
Related URL List
URL Content Type URL
GET DATA https://ftp.nmdc.no/nmdc/IMR/AeN/Fig_10_Barents_Sea_ecosystem_time_series.xlsx
Originating Metadata Node
Norwegian Marine Datacentre
Metadata Name
CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version
9.7.1
DIF Creation Date
2022-12-12T00:00:00:00Z
Use Constraints
CC BY 4.0
boundingboxWKT
POLYGON((54.9 68.9,5.1 68.9,5.1 80.1,54.9 80.1,54.9 68.9))
f1dc0155c818f4267515898cf8097e40.xml
No Spatial coverage