BLUEARC

The primary objective of BlueARC is to assess the impact of climate change on Arctic carbon cycling by closing key knowledge gaps in our understanding of the carbon sink capacity of Arctic kelp forests.

 

Our project poses 3 research questions:

 

1. How do subarctic to Arctic biophysical gradients shape kelp standing biomass, detritus production and fate?

 

2. How will climate driven shifts in biological processes impact kelp carbon dynamics in the Arctic?

 

3. How will changing Arctic conditions alter the importance of Arctic kelp forests as blue carbon sinks?