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The image shows a food web in an Arctic ecosystem.

A photograph representing the food web in an Arctic ecosystem. Rising temperature can lead to large die-offs of phytoplankton which are autotrophs the basics of an aquatic food web.
Rising temperatures in the Arctic Ocean can lead to large die-offs of phytoplankton, which are autotrophs. What would most likely happen in an Arctic ecosystem if the phytoplankton population decreased?