Repeated freezing impacts buoyancy and photosynthesis of a rafting kelp species

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Sinclair, Sophie M., Duffy, Grant A., Fraser, Ceridwen I.
• Other Authors: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Marsden Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Eggert; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102023000305; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102023000305

Antarctica was once considered biologically isolated, surrounded by oceanic barriers (Fraser et al. 2018). However, floating materials such as kelp rafts (Fraser et al. 2018, Avila et al. 2020), wood (Lewis et al. 2005) and plastics (Avila et al. 2020) are now known to cross these barriers and reach...