@article{oai:nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016392, author = {Hirawake, Toru and Uchida, Masaki and Abe, Hiroto and Alabia, Irene D. and Hoshino, Tamotsu and Masumoto, Shota and Mori, Akira S. and Nishioka, Jun and Nishizawa, Bungo and Ooki, Atsushi and Takahashi, Akinori and Tanabe, Yukiko and Tojo, Motoaki and Tsuji, Masaharu and Ueno, Hiromichi and Waga, Hisatomo and Watanabe, Yuuki Y. and Yamaguchi, Atsushi and Yamashita, Youhei}, journal = {Polar Science}, month = {Mar}, note = {Arctic ecosystems are altered profoundly by climate changes. However, the responses of Arctic marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as their biodiversity to global warming remain largely unknown. This article provides comprehensive insights into the results and major findings from the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS) Project – an Arctic region research program initiated in Japan, which aims to address and advance our understanding of these uncertainties. Marine ecosystem studies have identified several biogeochemical processes that are associated with sea ice decline and northward transport and shift of marine species across multiple trophic levels over the Bering and Chukchi Sea shelves. Studies of the terrestrial ecosystem have identified factors that are important for the understanding of terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems, including Arctic lakes, under the presence of global warming. Novel fungal species from the Arctic terrestrial ecosystem have also been isolated and described. Overall, these results could contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of the Arctic ecosystem services.}, title = {Response of Arctic biodiversity and ecosystem to environmental changes: Findings from the ArCS project}, year = {2021} }