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Karley Campbell

Associate Professor

Job description

I am an Associate Professor of Marine Botany specializing in the research of sea ice microorganisms, biogeochemistry and climate change. As part of this work I lead the MicroSIO (Microscopic Sea Ice Organism) laboratory that cultures over ten species of ice algae for experimentation.  I am the principal investigator of the Research Council of Norway BREATHE (Bottom sea ice Respiration and nutrient Exchanges Assessed for THE Arctic) project. Visit breathearctic.com to learn more.

 

  • Jon Brage Svenning, Terje Vasskog, Karley Lynn Campbell, Agnethe Hansen Bæverud, Torbjørn Norberg Myhre, Lars Dalheim et al.:
    Lipidome Plasticity Enables Unusual Photosynthetic Flexibility in Arctic vs. Temperate Diatoms
    Marine Drugs 2024 DOI
  • Megan Willis, Delphine Lannuzel, Brent Else, Helene Angot, Karley Lynn Campbell, Odile Crabeck et al.:
    Polar oceans and sea ice in a changing climate
    Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Zoé Lulu Forgereau, Benjamin A. Lange, Rolf Gradinger, Philipp Assmy, Janina E. Osanen, Laura Martín Garcia et al.:
    Photophysiological responses of bottom sea-ice algae to fjord dynamics and rapid freshening
    Frontiers in Marine Science 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nicole M. Pogorzelec, Kathleen M. Gough, Sun-Yong Ha, Karley Campbell, Brent Else, Kwanwoo Kim et al.:
    FTIR autecological analysis of bottom-ice diatom taxa across a tidal strait in the Canadian Arctic
    Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nerea Johanna Aalto, Hannah Schweitzer, Stina Krsmanovic, Karley Campbell, Hans Christopher Bernstein :
    Diversity and Selection of Surface Marine Microbiomes in the Atlantic-Influenced Arctic
    Frontiers in Microbiology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Pedro Duarte, Philipp Assmy, Karley Campbell, Arild Sundfjord :
    The importance of turbulent ocean–sea ice nutrient exchanges for simulation of ice algal biomass and production with CICE6.1 and Icepack 1.2
    Geoscientific Model Development 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Karley Campbell, Benjamin Lange, Jack Christopher Landy, Christian Katlein, Marcel Nicolaus, Philipp Anhaus et al.:
    Net heterotrophy in High Arctic first-year and multi-year spring sea ice
    Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nerea Johanna Aalto, Karley Campbell, Hans Christian Eilertsen, Hans Christopher Bernstein :
    Drivers of Atmosphere-Ocean CO2 Flux in Northern Norwegian Fjords
    Frontiers in Marine Science 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nadja Steiner, Jeff Bowman, Karley Campbell, Melissa Chierici, Eeva Eronen-Rasimus, Marianne Falardeau et al.:
    Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services
    Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Karley Campbell, Ilkka Matero, Christopher Bellas, Thomas Turpin-Jelfs, Philipp Anhaus, Martin Graeve et al.:
    Monitoring a changing Arctic: Recent advancements in the study of sea ice microbial communities
    Ambio 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Delphine Lannuzel, Letizia Tedesco, Maria van Leeuwe, Karley Campbell, Hauke Flores, Bruno Delille et al.:
    The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems
    Nature Climate Change 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Doreen Kohlbach, Steven W. Duerksen, Benjamin Lange, Joannie Charette, Anke Reppchen, Pascal Tremblay et al.:
    Fatty acids and stable isotope signatures of first-year and multiyear sea ice in the Canadian High Arctic
    Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Benjamin A. Lange, Christian Haas, Joannie Charette, Christian Katlein, Karley Campbell, Steven Duerksen et al.:
    Contrasting Ice Algae and Snow‐Dependent Irradiance Relationships Between First‐Year and Multiyear Sea Ice
    Geophysical Research Letters 2019 DOI
  • Maria A. Van Leeuwe, Letizia Tedesco, Kevin R. Arrigo, Philipp Assmy, Karley Campbell, Klaus M. Meiners et al.:
    Microalgal community structure and primary production in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice: A synthesis
    Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2018 DOI
  • Ed Blockey, Y Akensov, Karley Lynn Campbell, Hewitt HT, M. Oltmanns, James Screen et al.:
    Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic Sea Ice
    2023
  • Benjamin Allen Lange, Emiliano Cimoli, Geir Johnsen, Karley Lynn Campbell, Janina Osanen, Philipp Anhaus et al.:
    An Overview of Underwater Hyperspectral Imagery of Sea Ice in the Central Arctic Ocean
    2023
  • Eva Susanne Leu, Karley Campbell, Megan Lenss, Anna Miettinnen, Rolf Rudolf Gradinger, Sünnje Linnéa Basedow et al.:
    High Spring Productivity across the Barents Sea Polar Front: Hotspot or Mismatch?
    2023
  • Benjamin Lange, Evgenii Salganik, Karley Campbell, Knut Vilhelm Høyland, Jessie Gardner, Oliver Müller et al.:
    Improving bio-physical characterization of Arctic sea ice habitats using an Underwater Hyperspectral Imager.
    2022
  • Benjamin Lange, Janina Emilia Osanen, Karley Campbell, Ilkka Materp, Evgenii Salganik, Christian Katlein et al.:
    Biophysical characterization of summer Arctic sea ice habitats using a ROV- (and under-ice arm)-mounted Underwater Hyperspectral Imager
    2022

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    Research interests

    Life in the oceans is supported by an abundance of microscopic algae and bacteria that synthesize organic compounds and recycle them within the lower trophic levels, respectively. The activity of these microorganisms also influences the movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) between oceans and the atmosphere [1], which is an important function given the rising CO2 emissions that are currently driving a warming trend of the global climate [2]. In particular, the polar regions are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, and the resulting impact on cryosphere systems is substantial [3; 4]. Changes in sea ice volume, seasonality and coverage in the Arctic Ocean are particularly concerning for specialized algae and bacteria that inhabit sea ice [5; 6].The uncertain response of these vulnerable sea ice algae and bacteria to environmental change has been the focus of my research. This has involved method development to quantify abundance and productivity, field-based process studies to assess biological-physical coupling, and stressor experiments on ice algae cultures to target species-specific responses. I am also interested in the composition of microbial communities and how this varies with growth conditions characteristic of different ice habitats. This involves taxonomic identification of sea ice algae, as well as collaborations (eg Sanchez-Baracaldo laboratory Bristol, UK) to complete metagenomic analyses.

    References : [1] Falkowski et al. 1998, Science, 200-206; [2] Graverson et al., 2008, Nature Lett. 53-57; [3] Hansen et al., 2010, Reviews Geophys. RG4004; [4] Screen and Simmonds, 2010, Nature Lett. 1334-1337; [5] Vihma et al., 2014, Surv. Geophys. 1175-1214; [6] Leu et al., 2015, Prog. Oceanogr. 151-170.

     

    Keywords : sea ice, algae, bacteria, production, phycology, climate change, biogeochemistry

     

    Ongoing Projects: 

    2021-2025
    Bottom-sea ice Respiration and nutrient Exchanges Assessed for THE Arctic (BREATHE), UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Principal Investigator)  https://breathearctic.com

    2021-2024

    PolarFront, Akvaplan niva & UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Contributor) https://akvaplan.no/en/project/polarfront

    2023-2028

    Impact of CRYosphere Melting on Southern Ocean Ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles (I-CRYME), Norwegian Polar Institute (WP lead)

    2024-2027

    Weddell Sea Observatory of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Change (WOBEC), Alfred Wegener Institute (Investigator), https://wobec.aq/

     

    In the news: 

    https://nautil.us/the-secret-life-of-the-north-pole-264093/?fbclid=IwAR2DqPjB3AQCJ5-uv91ESGxCE334vsvDSuWgy3Flfnc0anRAFMr1fSpcx-4

     https://www.mccip.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Impacts%20of%20Climate%20Change%20on%20Arctic%20Sea%20Ice.pdf

     

    Selection of Recent Work :

    Stroeve, J, et al. (2024), 'Mapping Potential Timing of Ice Algal Blooms From Satellite', GRL, doi:10.1029/2023GL106486

    Campbell, K, et al. (2022), 'Net heterotrophy in High Arctic first-year and multi-year spring sea ice'. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene ', 10 (1), 00040.

    Campbell, K, et al. (2022), 'Monitoring a changing Arctic: Recent advancements in the study of sea ice micorbial communities'. Ambio, 51, pp. 318-332.

    Lannuzel, D, Tedesco, L, Leeuwe M, Campbell, K et al. (2020), 'The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems'. Nature Climate Change, vol 10, pp 983–992.

    Campbell, K, Mundy, CJ, Juhl, AR, Dalman, L, Michel, C, Galley, RJ, Else, B, Geilfus, NX and S Rysgaard (2019), 'Melt Procedure Affects the Photosynthetic Response of Sea Ice Algae' . Frontiers in Earth Science, vol 7 (21), doi: 10.3389 / feart1919.00021.

    Lange, BA, Haas, C, Charette, J, Katlein, C, Campbell, K, Duerksen, S, et al. (2019), 'Contrasting ice algae and snow-dependent irradiance relationships between first-year and multiyear sea ice'. Geophysical Research Letters, vol 46, pp 10834–10843. 

    Dalman, L, Else, B, Barber, DG, Williams, WJ, Carmack, E, Campbell, K, Duke, P and CJ Mundy (2019), 'Enhanced ice algal biomass along a tidal strait in the lower NW Passage of the Canadian Arctic '. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, vol 7 (22), doi: 10.1525 / elementa.361.

    Campbell, K, Mundy, C, Belize, C, Aurelie, D and S Rysgaard (2018), 'Seasonal dynamics of algal and bacterial communities in Arctic sea ice under variable snow cover'. Polar Biology, vol 41, pp 41-58. 

    Leeuwe, van MA, Tedesco, L, Arrigo, KR, Assmy, P, Campbell, K, Meiners, KM, Rintala, JM, Thomas, D and J Stefels (2018), 'Micro-algal community structure and primary production in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice: A synthesis', Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 6 (1), doi: 10.1525 / elemnta.267.

    Campbell, K, Mundy, CJ, Gosselin, M, Landy, JC, Delaforge, A and S Rysgaard (2017), 'Net community production in the bottom of first-year sea ice over the Arctic spring bloom'. Geophysical Research Letters, vol 44., pp 8971-8978.

    Campbell, K, Mundy, CJ, Landy, JC, Delaforge, A, Michel, C and S Rysgaard (2016), Community dynamics of bottom-ice algae in Dease Strait of the Canadian Arctic, Progress in Oceanography 149, pp 27-39 .

    Campbell, K, Mundy, C, Barber, D and M Gosselin (2015), 'Characterizing the sea ice algae chlorophyll a - snow depth relationship over Arctic spring melt using transmitted irradiance'. Journal of Marine Systems, vol 147, pp 76-84. 

    Leu, E, Mundy, CJ, Assmy, P, Campbell, K, Gabrielsen, TM, Gosselin, M, Juul-Pedersen, T and R Gradinger (2015), 'Arctic spring awakening - steering principles behind the phenology of vernal ice algae blooms', Progress in Oceanography 139, pp 151-170.

    Teaching

    BIO 1101 Botany (Fall)

    BIO 3015 Arctic Marine System Ecology (Fall)

    BIO 3029 Sea ice habitats and biology (Spring) 

    BIO 3820 Independent study (Fall/Spring)

    BIO 8504 ARCTOS Colloquium (Spring)

    Researcher profile in Cristin
    ResearchGate
    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-0705

    Member of research group

    Arctic Marine System Ecology (AMSE)   English content

    Member of project

    ICRYME - Impact of CRYosphere Melting on Southern Ocean Ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles (RCN)