Nares Strait, at the southern edge of the Last Ice Area, is a key ecological gateway where seasonal sea-ice arches modulate ice export, stratification and light availability, shaping the timing and intensity of phytoplankton blooms. Using two decades (2003–2023) of satellite sea-ice observations combined with depth-resolved estimates of...
Uploaded on September 16, 2026
Part of Polar Ocean Mitigation Potential (POMP)
Published in Communications earth & environment, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03968-0, 2026.