Benthic colonization in newly ice-free soft-bottom areas in an Antarctic fjord

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Lagger, Cristian Fabian, Servetto, Natalia, Torre, Luciana, Sahade, Ricardo Jose
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science
• Subjects: CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER RETREAT; ANTARCTICA; COLONOZATION; SUCCSESSION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; South Shetland Islands; Potter Cove; Argentina; Torre; Ricardo; Fourcade; Fourcade Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/56997

Extended glacier retreat is among the main consequences of the rapid warming of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Particularly, in the inner part of Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica) large areas are now exposed to open sea conditions owing to the retreat of Fourcade glacier. During the 20...