Abstract
European Arctic and sub-arctic islands represent a variety of physical and biological characteristics. For the species that inhabit the inter-tidal zone, the open sea expanses act as effective barriers for dispersal. The four scientific challenges that comes with the Arctic islands littoral studies are discussed in this paper: 1) the island biogeography theory, 2) larval drift and dispersal, 3) bio-indication of climate change and water masses displacement, 4) biomonitoring of climate change the biological consequences. The science of marine ecology may benefit from studying the little known, isolated islands in the Arctic.
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Węsławski, J.M. (2004). The Marine Fauna of Arctic Islands as Bioindicators. In: Skreslet, S. (eds) Jan Mayen Island in Scientific Focus. NATO Science Series, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2957-8_16
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