Antarctic Seabed Assemblages in an Ice-Shelf-Adjacent Polynya, Western Weddell Sea

Antarctic Seabed Assemblages in an Ice-Shelf-Adjacent Polynya, Western Weddell Sea

Ice shelves cover ~1.6 million km<sup>2</sup> of the Antarctic continental shelf and are sensitive indicators of climate change. With ice-shelf retreat, aphotic marine environments transform into new open-water spaces of photo-induced primary production and associated organic matter expo...

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Main Authors: Bétina A. V. Frinault, Frazer D. W. Christie, Sarah E. Fawcett, Raquel F. Flynn, Katherine A. Hutchinson, Chloë M. J. Montes Strevens, Michelle L. Taylor, Lucy C. Woodall, David K. A. Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
climate change
ice shelf
continental shelf
coastal polynya
benthic assemblages
benthic biodiversity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/12/1705

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https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/12/1705

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