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 …

A rigorous synthesis of the sea-ice ecosystem and linked ecosystem services highlights that
the sea-ice ecosystem supports all 4 ecosystem service categories, that sea-ice ecosystems …

Abstract The west Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region has undergone significant changes in
temperature and seasonal ice dynamics since the mid-twentieth century, with strong impacts …

Antarctica has been affected directly and indirectly by human pressure for more than two
centuries and recently plastic pollution has been recognized as a further potential threat for …

Tight coupling between pelagic and benthic communities is accepted as a general principle
on Arctic shelves. Whereas this paradigm has been useful for guiding ecological research, it …

Plastic debris has been recognised as a potential stressor for Antarctic marine organisms. In
this study, the effects of surface charged polystyrene nanoparticles (PS NPs) on the immune …

Ocean acidification is a well recognised threat to marine ecosystems. High latitude regions
are predicted to be particularly affected due to cold waters and naturally low carbonate …

We determined the δ 15 N and δ 13 C values of individual amino acids (AAs) isolated from
chick blood of 4 penguin species that forage in different oceanic regions (from the subtropics …

Kelp forests are enormously productive, and they and adjacent habitats support large
populations of suspension feeders. What do these suspension feeders eat? Intuitively, we …

Abstract The Arctic Ocean is characterized by pronounced seasonality in the quantity and
quality of organic matter exported from the surface ocean. While it is well established that …