Sentences with phrase «long arctic winter»

At least four key findings from these projects relating to arctic heterotrophic food web, pelagic - benthic coupling and biodiversity have emerged: (1) Contrary to a long - standing paradigm of dormant ecosystems during the long arctic winter, major food web components showed relatively high level of winter activity, well before the spring release of ice algae and subsequent phytoplankton bloom.

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Of course I would absolutely appreciate it if we can get so summer straight away — and quick — but after a long and fairly cold winter, I can only applaud that I've officially moved my arctic parka to my winter wardrobe storage, and those loafers no longer need socks.

Set in the arctic - lite of rural Norway, it is a tale of relentless pursuit, clueless hubris, and the eccentricities that long winters provoke in the population.

These small birds make their way though this area during a long winter migration from their arctic nesting sites.

A long - lived paradigm in polar oceanography is that arctic pelagic ecosystems, characterized by short food webs, remain in a dormant state throughout most of the winter season beneath the sea - ice cover, which can last 8 — 10 months in some regions.

There were arctic winters, blazing summers, serious droughts, torrential rain years, often bountiful harvests and long periods of mild winters and warm summers.