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 …

Impacts of global warming on marine microbial communities

B Abirami, M Radhakrishnan, S Kumaran… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global warming in ocean ecosystems alters temperature, acidification, oxygen content,
circulation, stratification, and nutrient inputs. Microorganisms play a dominant role in global …

Changing biogeochemistry of the Southern Ocean and its ecosystem implications

SF Henley, EL Cavan, SE Fawcett, R Kerr… - Frontiers in marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in regulating global climate as a major sink for
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and in global ocean biogeochemistry by supplying …

Viral lysis modifies seasonal phytoplankton dynamics and carbon flow in the Southern Ocean

TEG Biggs, J Huisman, CPD Brussaard - The ISME journal, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Phytoplankton form the base of marine food webs and are a primary means for carbon
export in the Southern Ocean, a key area for global pCO2 drawdown. Viral lysis and grazing …

Using seabird and whale distribution models to estimate spatial consumption of krill to inform fishery management

V Warwick‐Evans, N Kelly, L Dalla Rosa… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem dynamics at the northwest Antarctic Peninsula are driven by interactions
between physical and biological processes. For example, baleen whale populations are …

Cryptophytes: An emerging algal group in the rapidly changing Antarctic Peninsula marine environments

CRB Mendes, RR Costa, A Ferreira… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a climatically sensitive region where
foundational changes at the basis of the food web have been recorded; cryptophytes are …

Summer heatwaves affect coastal Antarctic plankton metabolism and community structure

MP Latorre, CM Iachetti, IR Schloss, J Antoni… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the austral summer of 2020, record high temperatures were registered in the Western
Antarctic Peninsula. This offered a unique opportunity to evaluate the effect of extreme sea …

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 …

Changes in phytoplankton communities along the Northern Antarctic Peninsula: causes, impacts and research priorities

A Ferreira, RR Costa, TS Dotto, R Kerr… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Northern Antarctic Peninsula (NAP), located in West Antarctica, is amongst the most
impacted regions by recent warming events. Its vulnerability to climate change has already …

Ocean acidification alters the nutritional value of Antarctic diatoms

RJ Duncan, DA Nielsen, CE Sheehan… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Primary production in the Southern Ocean is dominated by diatom‐rich phytoplankton
assemblages, whose individual physiological characteristics and community composition …