West Antarctic Peninsula: An Ice-Dependent Coastal Marine Ecosystem in Transition

West Antarctic Peninsula: An Ice-Dependent Coastal Marine Ecosystem in Transition

The extent, duration, and seasonality of sea ice and glacial discharge strongly influence Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms' life cycles in this region are attuned to ice seasonality. The annual retreat and melting of sea ice in the austral spring stratifies the upper ocean, triggerin...

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Main Authors: Hugh W. Ducklow, William R. Fraser, Michael P. Meredith, Sharon E. Stammerjohn, Scott C. Doney, Douglas G. Martinson, Sévrine F. Sailley, Oscar M. Schofield, Deborah K. Steinberg, Hugh J. Venables, Charles D. Amsler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2013-09-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
LTER
Palmer Station
Palmer LTER
PAL LTER
West Antarctic Peninsula
climate change
Antarctica
phytotplankton bloom
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/26-3_ducklow.pdf

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