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Sympagic Communities

Sympagic Communities is a biological community comprising microorganisms, invertebrates, and associated taxa that inhabit the pore spaces and brine channels within sea ice, distinguished by its exclusive dependence on the sea ice matrix for habitat, nutrient cycling, and primary production in polar marine ecosystems.

54

Publications

2.6K

Citations

211

Authors

131

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

17

Variants

Sea Ice Communities

Parents

Publications

54

Implications of brine channel geometry and surface area for the interaction of sympagic organisms in Arctic sea ice

Christopher Krembs, Rolf Gradinger, Michael Spindler · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 2000 · 185 citations

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Microalgal community structure and primary production in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice: A synthesis

Maria A. van Leeuwe, Letizia Tedesco, Kevin R. Arrigo et al. · Elementa Science of the Anthropocene · 2018 · 180 citations · Full text

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Current patterns in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica and their relationship to local biotic communities

James Barry · Polar Biology · 1988 · 161 citations

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Sublittoral epifaunal communities at Signy Island, Antarctica. II. Below the ice-foot zone

David K. A. Barnes · Marine Biology · 1995 · 114 citations

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Pelagic and sympagic contribution of organic matter to zooplankton and vertical export in the Barents Sea marginal ice zone

Tobias Tamelander, Marit Reigstad, Haakon Hop et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography · 2008 · 84 citations

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Authors

211

  1. IW
    Iris Werner

    GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

    5 publications · 155 citations

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  2. BA
    Bodil A. Bluhm

    UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

    5 publications · 123 citations

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  3. HF
    Hauke Flores

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    4 publications · 155 citations

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    h-index

  4. OJ
    Ole Jørgen Lønne

    UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

    4 publications · 118 citations

    4

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  5. RG
    Rolf Gradinger

    University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States

    4 publications · 294 citations

    4

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Institutions

131

  1. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Tromsø, Norway

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    868 citations

  2. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    767 citations

  3. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    509 citations

  4. University of Tasmania

    Hobart, Australia

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    492 citations

  5. Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre

    Hobart, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    328 citations

  6. Australian Antarctic Division

    Hobart, Australia

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    482 citations

  7. Norwegian Polar Institute

    Tromsø, Norway

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    437 citations

  8. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    115 citations

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Venues

  1. Polar Biology

    12 publications · 616 citations

    12

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  2. Polar Research

    8 publications · 213 citations

    8

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  3. 4

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  4. Frontiers in Marine Science

    3 publications · 84 citations

    3

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  5. Annals of Glaciology

    3 publications · 131 citations

    3

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