Interannual variability of the primary production and organic carbon fluxes in the Arctic seas of Russia

To estimate the response of the primary production to the climate warning, the trends of the production changes within 1998-2006 were considered in tests areas in the Barents, Kara, and Chukchi seas using satellite and field data. Both positive and negative trends were revealed with a general tendency to an increase in the primary production and in the extent of the organic carbon burial in the bottom sediments.