Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research
Abstract The calving of A‐68, the 5,800‐km 2 , 1‐trillion‐ton iceberg shed from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017, is one of over 10 significant ice‐shelf loss events in the past few decades resulting from rapid warming around the Antarctic Peninsula. The rapid thinning, retreat, and collapse of i...
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crwiley:10.1002/wcc.682 2024-09-30T14:24:49+00:00 Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research Ingels, Jeroen Aronson, Richard B. Smith, Craig R. Baco, Amy Bik, Holly M. Blake, James A. Brandt, Angelika Cape, Mattias Demaster, David Dolan, Emily Domack, Eugene Fire, Spencer Geisz, Heidi Gigliotti, Michael Griffiths, Huw Halanych, Kenneth M. Havermans, Charlotte Huettmann, Falk Ishman, Scott Kranz, Sven A. Leventer, Amy Mahon, Andrew R. McClintock, James McCormick, Michael L. Mitchell, B. Greg Murray, Alison E. Peck, Lloyd Rogers, Alex Shoplock, Barbara Smith, Kathryn E. Steffel, Brittan Stukel, Michael R. Sweetman, Andrew K. Taylor, Michelle Thurber, Andrew R. Truffer, Martin van de Putte, Anton Vanreusel, Ann Zamora‐Duran, Maria Angelica British Antarctic Survey Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft National Science Foundation Pew Charitable Trusts University of Alabama at Birmingham 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc.682 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/wcc.682 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/wcc.682 https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/wcc.682 https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/wcc.682 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor WIREs Climate Change volume 12, issue 1 ISSN 1757-7780 1757-7799 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.682 2024-09-17T04:46:57Z Abstract The calving of A‐68, the 5,800‐km 2 , 1‐trillion‐ton iceberg shed from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017, is one of over 10 significant ice‐shelf loss events in the past few decades resulting from rapid warming around the Antarctic Peninsula. The rapid thinning, retreat, and collapse of ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula are harbingers of warming effects around the entire continent. Ice shelves cover more than 1.5 million km 2 and fringe 75% of Antarctica's coastline, delineating the primary connections between the Antarctic continent, the continental ice, and the Southern Ocean. Changes in Antarctic ice shelves bring dramatic and large‐scale modifications to Southern Ocean ecosystems and continental ice movements, with global‐scale implications. The thinning and rate of future ice‐shelf demise is notoriously unpredictable, but models suggest increased shelf‐melt and calving will become more common. To date, little is known about sub‐ice‐shelf ecosystems, and our understanding of ecosystem change following collapse and calving is predominantly based on responsive science once collapses have occurred. In this review, we outline what is known about (a) ice‐shelf melt, volume loss, retreat, and calving, (b) ice‐shelf‐associated ecosystems through sub‐ice, sediment‐core, and pre‐collapse and post‐collapse studies, and (c) ecological responses in pelagic, sympagic, and benthic ecosystems. We then discuss major knowledge gaps and how science might address these gaps. This article is categorized under: Climate, Ecology, and Conservation > Modeling Species and Community Interactions Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Iceberg* Southern Ocean Wiley Online Library Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula WIREs Climate Change 12 1 |
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Abstract The calving of A‐68, the 5,800‐km 2 , 1‐trillion‐ton iceberg shed from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017, is one of over 10 significant ice‐shelf loss events in the past few decades resulting from rapid warming around the Antarctic Peninsula. The rapid thinning, retreat, and collapse of ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula are harbingers of warming effects around the entire continent. Ice shelves cover more than 1.5 million km 2 and fringe 75% of Antarctica's coastline, delineating the primary connections between the Antarctic continent, the continental ice, and the Southern Ocean. Changes in Antarctic ice shelves bring dramatic and large‐scale modifications to Southern Ocean ecosystems and continental ice movements, with global‐scale implications. The thinning and rate of future ice‐shelf demise is notoriously unpredictable, but models suggest increased shelf‐melt and calving will become more common. To date, little is known about sub‐ice‐shelf ecosystems, and our understanding of ecosystem change following collapse and calving is predominantly based on responsive science once collapses have occurred. In this review, we outline what is known about (a) ice‐shelf melt, volume loss, retreat, and calving, (b) ice‐shelf‐associated ecosystems through sub‐ice, sediment‐core, and pre‐collapse and post‐collapse studies, and (c) ecological responses in pelagic, sympagic, and benthic ecosystems. We then discuss major knowledge gaps and how science might address these gaps. This article is categorized under: Climate, Ecology, and Conservation > Modeling Species and Community Interactions |
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Ingels, Jeroen Aronson, Richard B. Smith, Craig R. Baco, Amy Bik, Holly M. Blake, James A. Brandt, Angelika Cape, Mattias Demaster, David Dolan, Emily Domack, Eugene Fire, Spencer Geisz, Heidi Gigliotti, Michael Griffiths, Huw Halanych, Kenneth M. Havermans, Charlotte Huettmann, Falk Ishman, Scott Kranz, Sven A. Leventer, Amy Mahon, Andrew R. McClintock, James McCormick, Michael L. Mitchell, B. Greg Murray, Alison E. Peck, Lloyd Rogers, Alex Shoplock, Barbara Smith, Kathryn E. Steffel, Brittan Stukel, Michael R. Sweetman, Andrew K. Taylor, Michelle Thurber, Andrew R. Truffer, Martin van de Putte, Anton Vanreusel, Ann Zamora‐Duran, Maria Angelica |
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Ingels, Jeroen Aronson, Richard B. Smith, Craig R. Baco, Amy Bik, Holly M. Blake, James A. Brandt, Angelika Cape, Mattias Demaster, David Dolan, Emily Domack, Eugene Fire, Spencer Geisz, Heidi Gigliotti, Michael Griffiths, Huw Halanych, Kenneth M. Havermans, Charlotte Huettmann, Falk Ishman, Scott Kranz, Sven A. Leventer, Amy Mahon, Andrew R. McClintock, James McCormick, Michael L. Mitchell, B. Greg Murray, Alison E. Peck, Lloyd Rogers, Alex Shoplock, Barbara Smith, Kathryn E. Steffel, Brittan Stukel, Michael R. Sweetman, Andrew K. Taylor, Michelle Thurber, Andrew R. Truffer, Martin van de Putte, Anton Vanreusel, Ann Zamora‐Duran, Maria Angelica Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research |
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Ingels, Jeroen Aronson, Richard B. Smith, Craig R. Baco, Amy Bik, Holly M. Blake, James A. Brandt, Angelika Cape, Mattias Demaster, David Dolan, Emily Domack, Eugene Fire, Spencer Geisz, Heidi Gigliotti, Michael Griffiths, Huw Halanych, Kenneth M. Havermans, Charlotte Huettmann, Falk Ishman, Scott Kranz, Sven A. Leventer, Amy Mahon, Andrew R. McClintock, James McCormick, Michael L. Mitchell, B. Greg Murray, Alison E. Peck, Lloyd Rogers, Alex Shoplock, Barbara Smith, Kathryn E. Steffel, Brittan Stukel, Michael R. Sweetman, Andrew K. Taylor, Michelle Thurber, Andrew R. Truffer, Martin van de Putte, Anton Vanreusel, Ann Zamora‐Duran, Maria Angelica |
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Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research |
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Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research |
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Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research |
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Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research |
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Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research |
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antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: science review and future research |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Iceberg* Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Iceberg* Southern Ocean |
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