A review of recent changes in Southern Ocean sea ice, their drivers and forcings

WR Hobbs, R Massom, S Stammerjohn, P Reid… - Global and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past 37 years, satellite records show an increase in Antarctic sea ice cover that is
most pronounced in the period of sea ice growth. This trend is dominated by increased sea …

The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

P Convey, SL Chown, A Clarke… - Ecological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns of environmental spatial structure lie at the heart of the most fundamental and
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …

Antarctic marine biodiversity: adaptations, environments and responses to change

LS Peck - Oceanography and Marine Biology, 2018 - library.oapen.org
Animals living in the Southern Ocean have evolved in a singular environment. It shares
many of its attributes with the high Arctic, namely low, stable temperatures, the pervading …

Freshening by glacial meltwater enhances melting of ice shelves and reduces formation of Antarctic Bottom Water

A Silvano, SR Rintoul, B Peña-Molino, WR Hobbs… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Strong heat loss and brine release during sea ice formation in coastal polynyas act to cool
and salinify waters on the Antarctic continental shelf. Polynya activity thus both limits the …

West Antarctic Peninsula: an ice-dependent coastal marine ecosystem in transition

HW Ducklow, WR Fraser, MP Meredith… - Oceanography, 2013 - JSTOR
The extent, duration, and seasonality of sea ice and glacial discharge strongly influence
Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms' life cycles in this region are attuned to ice …

Antarctica: The final frontier for marine biological invasions

AH McCarthy, LS Peck, KA Hughes… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctica is experiencing significant ecological and environmental change, which may
facilitate the establishment of non‐native marine species. Non‐native marine species will …

Shelf–ocean exchange and hydrography west of the Antarctic Peninsula: a review

C Moffat, M Meredith - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a highly productive marine ecosystem where
extended periods of change have been observed in the form of glacier retreat, reduction of …

Advection in polar and sub-polar environments: Impacts on high latitude marine ecosystems

GL Hunt Jr, KF Drinkwater, K Arrigo, J Berge… - Progress in …, 2016 - Elsevier
We compare and contrast the ecological impacts of atmospheric and oceanic circulation
patterns on polar and sub-polar marine ecosystems. Circulation patterns differ strikingly …

Interannual variability in phytoplankton biomass and species composition in northern Marguerite Bay (West Antarctic Peninsula) is governed by both winter sea ice …

PD Rozema, HJ Venables… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid warming of the West Antarctic Peninsula region has led to reduced sea ice cover
and enhanced glacial melt water input. This has potential implications for marine …

Characterizing coastal phytoplankton seasonal succession patterns on the West Antarctic Peninsula

SC Nardelli, PC Gray, SE Stammerjohn… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In coastal West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) waters, large phytoplankton blooms in
late austral spring fuel a highly productive marine ecosystem. However, WAP atmospheric …