Predicting the cover and richness of intertidal macroalgae in remote areas: a case study in the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Kotta, Jonne, Valdivia, Nelson, Kutser, Tiit, Toming, Kaire, Rätsep, Merli, Orav‐Kotta, Helen
• Other Authors: Eesti Teadusagentuur, Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; The Antarctic; The Sentinel; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4463; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fece3.4463; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.4463

Abstract Antarctica is an iconic region for scientific explorations as it is remote and a critical component of the global climate system. Recent climate change causes a dramatic retreat of ice in Antarctica with associated impacts to its coastal ecosystem. These anthropogenic impacts have a potenti...