Pelagic-Benthic Coupling, Food Banks, and Climate Change on the West Antarctic Peninsula Shelf

The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) shelf is deep and detritus-based (i.e., it is fueled by organic material sinking from intense seasonal cycles of primary production in the water column), leading to pelagic-benthic coupling. The WAP is warming rapidly, yielding increases in seawater temperatures an...

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Published in:	Oceanography
Main Authors:	Craig R. Smith, David J. DeMaster, Carrie J. Thomas, Pavica Sršen, Laura Grange, Victor Evrard, Fabio DeLeo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Oceanography Society 2012-09-01
Subjects:	West Antarctic Peninsula FOODBANKS food banks benthic systems benthic-pelagic coupling
Online Access:	http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/25-3_smith_c.pdf