The East Bering Sea Large Marine Ecosystem is bounded by the Bering Strait on the north, by the Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian island chain on the south, and by the Alaskan coast on the east. The LME is characterized by a wide shelf and by a seasonal ice cover that reaches its maximum extent of 80% coverage in March, with a Sub-Arctic climate. This is an LME characterized by an extreme environment at high latitude, in which temperature, currents and seasonal oscillations influence the productivity. Map. Note that the statistics of many US agencies tend to apply to all of Alaska, which makes a specific statistical breakdown for the East Bering Sea Large Marine Ecosystem difficult to obtain.
Productivity
Photo title: Satellite image of Bering Sea
Photo credit: NASA. GL-2002-002417
Coccolithophorids in the Bering Sea. This clear SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor) image shows the bright blooms of coccolithophores in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska.
Title
Arctic Change
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Description
Providing information on the present state of Arctic ecosystems and climate in historical context. Data and information from reputable scientific sources are presented with easy to read and understand narratives. The objective is to raise issue awareness, inform dialog, and support decision making.
Keywords
ARCTIC; CLIMATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; BERING SEA; BARENTS SEA; GREENLAND; NORTH ATLANTIC; ICE; PEOPLE; HUMAN
Geography Keywords
BERING SEA; BARENTS SEA; GREENLAND; ARCTIC OCEAN; NORTH ATLANTIC; ALASKA
