The importance of sea ice biota for the ecosystem in the northwestern Weddell Sea

• Main Authors: Peeken, Ilka, Arndt, Stefanie, Janout, Markus, Krumpen, Thomas, Haas, Christian
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic Sound; Rotten; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; ice algae; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/54371/; https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-20152; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.8354162e-265f-448b-94bd-b1e618aac482

The western Weddell Sea along the northward branch of the Weddell Gyre is a region of major outflow of various water masses, thick sea ice, and biogeochemical matter, linking the Antarctic continent to the world oceans. It features a deep shelf and the second largest ice shelf (Larsen C) in the WS,...