Antarctic benthic ecological change
The benthic community around Antarctica is diverse and highly endemic. These cold-
adapted species are under threat from local and global drivers, including warming …
adapted species are under threat from local and global drivers, including warming …
Icebergs, sea ice, blue carbon and Antarctic climate feedbacks
DKA Barnes, A Fleming, CJ Sands… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sea ice, including icebergs, has a complex relationship with the carbon held within animals
(blue carbon) in the polar regions. Sea-ice losses around West Antarctica's continental shelf …
(blue carbon) in the polar regions. Sea-ice losses around West Antarctica's continental shelf …
Iceberg killing fields limit huge potential for benthic blue carbon in Antarctic shallows
DKA Barnes - Global Change Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate‐forced ice losses are increasing potential for iceberg‐seabed collisions, termed ice
scour. At Ryder Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) sea ice, oceanography, phytoplankton …
scour. At Ryder Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) sea ice, oceanography, phytoplankton …
Antarctic food web architecture under varying dynamics of sea ice cover
Abstract In the Ross Sea, biodiversity organisation is strongly influenced by sea-ice cover,
which is characterised by marked spatio-temporal variations. Expected changes in seasonal …
which is characterised by marked spatio-temporal variations. Expected changes in seasonal …
Carrion availability in space and time
Although carrion ecology has received a great deal of scientific attention in recent years,
carrion supply is still poorly described in most ecosystems. Animals die from many causes …
carrion supply is still poorly described in most ecosystems. Animals die from many causes …
Seasonal food web dynamics in the Antarctic benthos of Tethys Bay (Ross Sea): implications for biodiversity persistence under different seasonal sea-ice coverage
Determining food web architecture and its seasonal cycles is a precondition for making
predictions about Antarctic marine biodiversity under varying climate change scenarios …
predictions about Antarctic marine biodiversity under varying climate change scenarios …
Predicting which species succeed in climate-forced polar seas
SA Morley, DKA Barnes, MJ Dunn - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the mechanisms which determine the capacity of any species to adapt to
changing environmental conditions is one of the foremost requirements in accurately …
changing environmental conditions is one of the foremost requirements in accurately …
Functional group diversity is key to Southern Ocean benthic carbon pathways
DKA Barnes, CJ Sands - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
High latitude benthos are globally important in terms of accumulation and storage of ocean
carbon, and the feedback this is likely to have on regional warming. Understanding this …
carbon, and the feedback this is likely to have on regional warming. Understanding this …
Can Antarctica's shallow zoobenthos 'bounce back'from iceberg scouring impacts driven by climate change?
All coastal systems experience disturbances and many across the planet are under
unprecedented threat from an intensification of a variety of stressors. The West Antarctic …
unprecedented threat from an intensification of a variety of stressors. The West Antarctic …
Individual diet variability shapes the architecture of Antarctic benthic food webs
Antarctic biodiversity is affected by seasonal sea-ice dynamics driving basal resource
availability. To (1) determine the role of intraspecific dietary variability in structuring benthic …
availability. To (1) determine the role of intraspecific dietary variability in structuring benthic …