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 …

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 …

Variability and change in the west Antarctic Peninsula marine system: research priorities and opportunities

SF Henley, OM Schofield, KR Hendry, IR Schloss… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Decadal variability in coastal phytoplankton community composition in a changing West Antarctic Peninsula

O Schofield, G Saba, K Coleman, F Carvalho… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
The coastal waters of the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) are associated with large
phytoplankton blooms dominated by large (> 20 µm) diatoms however, nanoplankton (< 20 …

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 …

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 …

Changes in the upper ocean mixed layer and phytoplankton productivity along the West Antarctic Peninsula

O Schofield, M Brown, J Kohut… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) has experienced significant change over the last 50
years. Using a 24 year spatial time series collected by the Palmer Long Term Ecological …

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 …