The 32-year record-high surface melt in 2019/2020 on the northern George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula

AF Banwell, RT Datta, RL Dell, M Moussavi… - The …, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
In the 2019/2020 austral summer, the surface melt duration and extent on the northern
George VI Ice Shelf (GVIIS) was exceptional compared to the 31 previous summers of …

Acceleration of climate warming and plant dynamics in Antarctica

N Cannone, F Malfasi, SE Favero-Longo, P Convey… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
The strong air temperature warming between the 1950s and 2016 in the Antarctic Peninsula
region 1 exceeded the global average warming 2, 3 with evident impacts on terrestrial …

Status, change, and futures of zooplankton in the Southern Ocean

NM Johnston, EJ Murphy, A Atkinson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the Southern Ocean, several zooplankton taxonomic groups, euphausiids, copepods,
salps and pteropods, are notable because of their biomass and abundance and their roles …

[HTML][HTML] Developing resilience to climate change impacts in Antarctica: An evaluation of Antarctic Treaty System protected area policy

KA Hughes, P Convey, J Turner - Environmental Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Antarctica is increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts, with the continent predicted
to warm by∼ 4° C by 2100 under a 'business as usual'greenhouse gas emission scenario …

Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink

A Gray, M Krolikowski, P Fretwell, P Convey… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
We present the first estimate of green snow algae community biomass and distribution along
the Antarctic Peninsula. Sentinel 2 imagery supported by two field campaigns revealed 1679 …

[HTML][HTML] Global PBDE contamination in cetaceans. A critical review

A Bartalini, J Muñoz-Arnanz, N García-Álvarez… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the most relevant information on PBDEs' occurrence and their
impacts in cetaceans at global scale, with special attention on the species with the highest …

Solar geoengineering in the polar regions: A review

A Duffey, P Irvine, M Tsamados, J Stroeve - Earth's Future, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar geoengineering refers to proposals, including stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), to
slow or reverse climate change by reflecting away incoming sunlight. The rapid changes …

Can heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) serve as biomarkers in Antarctica for future ocean acidification, warming and salinity stress?

NA Yusof, M Masnoddin, J Charles, YQ Thien… - Polar Biology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. Elevated sea
water temperatures cause glacier and sea ice melting. When icebergs melt into the ocean, it …

Monitoring recent changes of vegetation in Fildes Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica) through satellite imagery guided by UAV surveys

V Miranda, P Pina, S Heleno, G Vieira, C Mora… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mapping accurately vegetation surfaces in space and time in the ice-free areas of Antarctica
can provide important information to quantitatively describe the evolution of their …

Active layer and permafrost thermal regimes in the ice-free areas of Antarctica

F Hrbáček, M Oliva, C Hansen, M Balks, TA O'Neill… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ice-free areas occupy< 0.5% of Antarctica and are unevenly distributed across the
continent. Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in ice free areas are strongly influenced by …