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<journal-title>Frontiers in Marine Science</journal-title>
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<subject>Correction</subject>
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<article-title>Correction: Multi-year variability of summer phytoplankton biomass and size structure in the northern Chukchi and East Siberian Seas, Arctic Ocean: role of light and nutrient availability</article-title>
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<given-names>Youngju</given-names>
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<sup>*</sup>
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<given-names>Jong Kuk</given-names>
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<given-names>Eun Jin</given-names>
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<institution>Division of Ocean Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute</institution>, <addr-line>Incheon</addr-line>,&#xa0;<country>Republic of Korea</country>
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<p>Edited and reviewed by: Jin Zhou, Tsinghua University, China</p>
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<p>*Correspondence: Youngju Lee, <email xlink:href="mailto:yjlee@kopri.re.kr">yjlee@kopri.re.kr</email>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>13</day>
<month>06</month>
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<year>2025</year>
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<day>22</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<month>05</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright &#xa9; 2025 Lee, Cho, Jung, Moon, Yang and Kang</copyright-statement>
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<related-article id="RA1" related-article-type="corrected-article" journal-id="Front Mar Sci" journal-id-type="nlm-ta" xlink:href="10.3389/fmars.2023.1237150" ext-link-type="doi">A Correction on <article-title>Multi-year variability of summer phytoplankton biomass and size structure in the northern Chukchi and East Siberian Seas, Arctic Ocean: role of light and nutrient availability</article-title> by Lee Y, Cho K-H, Jung J, Moon JK, Yang EJ and Kang S-H (2023). <italic>Front. Mar. Sci.</italic> 10:1237150. doi:&#xa0;<object-id>10.3389/fmars.2023.1237150</object-id>
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<p>In the published article, there was an error in the legends for <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f4">
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<p>The correct legend for <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f4">
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<p>Annual variations of 7 days average sea ice concentration prior to sampling period, sea ice retreat timing (SIRT), and sea ice retreat speed (SIRS) in the east and the west sides of the NCESS during the cruises.</p>
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<p>&#x201c;Annual variations of 7 days average sea ice concentration prior to sampling period, sea ice retreat timing (SIRT), and sea ice retreat speed (SIRS) in the east and the west sides of the NCESS during the cruises.&#x201d;</p>
<p>The correct legend for <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f5">
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<p>Annual variations in environmental variables derived from the vertical profiles of environmental variables during cruises. The box plot represents the data on the east and west sides during six-year cruises. The central mark in the box is the median, and the edges of the box are the 25th and 75th marks. Abbreviations: BVF, mean Brunt&#x2013;V&#xe4;is&#xe4;l&#xe4; buoyancy frequency (N<sup>2</sup>, s<sup>-2</sup>) upper 100 m depth; Zeu, euphotic depth (m); Znc, nitracline depth (m); Zscm, subsurface chlorophyll maximum depth (m).</p>
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<p>&#x201c;Annual variations in environmental variables derived from the vertical profiles of environmental variables during cruises. The box plot represents the data on the east and west sides during six-year cruises. The central mark in the box is the median, and the edges of the box are the 25th and 75th marks. Abbreviations: BVF, mean Brunt&#x2013;V&#xe4;is&#xe4;l&#xe4; buoyancy frequency (N&#xb2;, s<sup>-</sup>&#xb2;) upper 100&#xa0;m depth; Zeu, euphotic depth (m); Znc, nitracline depth (m); Zscm, subsurface chlorophyll maximum depth (m).&#x201d;</p>
<p>The original version of this article has been updated.</p>
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