Abstract The Southern Ocean constitutes about 10% of the global oceans' volume and is
characterized by high primary production. Particulate organic matter (POM) is exported from …

Mesoscale eddies are frequently observed in the Eastern Tropical North Atlantic (ETNA), yet
their effects on the transport and distribution of biogeochemical solutes, and specifically on …

Phytoplankton productivity in glaciomarine embayments of the West Antarctic Peninsula is
constrained because of extensive thermohaline variability, which is due to seasonal sea-ice …

Using in situ data and laboratory experiments, we show that the circulation of the Bransfield
Current (BC) around the South Shetland Islands (SSI) may be characterized in terms of a …

We present the first observational-based assessment of the seasonal circulation and volume
transport driven by the Bransfield Current (BC), a surface-intensified coastal jet which flows …

Even though compelling evidences indicate that marine microbes show biogeographic
patterns, very little is known on the mechanisms driving those patterns in aquatic …

In recent years, our understanding of the roles of bacterial communities in the Antarctic
Ocean has substantially improved. It became evident that Antarctic marine bacteria are …

Difficulties to quantify ocean turbulence have limited our knowledge about the magnitude
and variability of nitrate turbulent diffusion, which constitutes one of the main processes …

Phytoplankton assemblages around the South Shetland Islands (SSI) were closely related to
mesoscale physical features, based on high spatial resolution sampling performed during …

Primary production and heterotrophic bacterial activity in the Antarctic Ocean are generally
low during the austral winter. Organic carbon is considered to be a major factor limiting …