Abundance and densities of benthic organisms close to the Fourcade glacier front at Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, from December 2009 to February 2010 ...

• Main Authors: Lagger, Cristian, Servetto, Natalia, Torre, Luciana, Sahade, Ricardo José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2017
• Subjects: Impact of climate induced glacier melt on marine coastal systems, Antarctica IMCOAST/IMCONet; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; South Shetland Islands; Potter Cove; Torre; Ricardo; Fourcade; Fourcade Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.879315; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.879315

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...