Variability in summer surface residence time within a West Antarctic Peninsula biological hotspot

• Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
• Main Authors: Kohut, Josh T., Winsor, Peter, Statscewich, Hank, Oliver, Matthew J., Fredj, Erick, Couto, Nicole, Bernard, Kim, Fraser, William
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Deep; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2017.0165; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2017.0165; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsta.2017.0165

Palmer Deep canyon along the central West Antarctic Peninsula is known to have higher phytoplankton biomass than the surrounding non-canyon regions, but the circulation mechanisms that transport and locally concentrate phytoplankton and Antarctic krill, potentially increasing prey availability to up...