Shift in polar benthic community structure in a fast retreating glacial area of Marian Cove, West Antarctica

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Bae, Hanna, Ahn, In-Young, Park, Jinsoon, Song, Sung Joon, Noh, Junsung, Kim, Hosang, Khim, Jong Seong
• Other Authors: Korea Polar Research Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Multidisciplinary; Marian; Marian Cove; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80636-z; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80636-z.pdf; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80636-z

Abstract Glacier retreat is a major long-standing global issue; however, the ecological impacts of such retreats on marine organisms remain unanswered. Here, we examined changes to the polar benthic community structure of “diatoms” under current global warming in a recently retreated glacial area of...