Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios

JP Gattuso, A Magnan, R Billé, WWL Cheung… - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND Although the ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change, this has
great impacts on its fundamental physics and chemistry, with important consequences for …

Southern Ocean phytoplankton in a changing climate

SL Deppeler, AT Davidson - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Phytoplankton are the base of the Antarctic food web, sustain the wealth and diversity of life
for which Antarctica is renowned, and play a critical role in biogeochemical cycles that …

Antarctic futures: an assessment of climate-driven changes in ecosystem structure, function, and service provisioning in the Southern Ocean

AD Rogers, BAV Frinault, DKA Barnes… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
In this article, we analyze the impacts of climate change on Antarctic marine ecosystems.
Observations demonstrate large-scale changes in the physical variables and circulation of …

The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles

EL Cavan, A Belcher, A Atkinson, SL Hill… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches
long, and best known as prey for whales and penguins–but they have another important …

Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

J Turner, NE Barrand, TJ Bracegirdle, P Convey… - Polar record, 2014 - cambridge.org
We present an update of the 'key points' from the Antarctic Climate Change and the
Environment (ACCE) report that was published by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic …

Polar regions

JN Larsen, OA Anisimov, A Constable… - Climate change 2014 …, 2015 - elibrary.ru
Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …

Antarctic ecosystems in transition–life between stresses and opportunities

J Gutt, E Isla, JC Xavier, BJ Adams, IY Ahn… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of
environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 …

Future risk for Southern Ocean ecosystem services under climate change

RD Cavanagh, J Melbourne-Thomas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Southern Ocean supports ecosystem services that are important on a global scale.
Climate change and human activities (tourism, fishing, and research) will affect both the …

Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate

S Bestley, Y Ropert-Coudert… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

Future recovery of baleen whales is imperiled by climate change

VJD Tulloch, ÉE Plagányi, C Brown… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Historical harvesting pushed many whale species to the brink of extinction. Although most
Southern Hemisphere populations are slowly recovering, the influence of future climate …