Antarctic Seabed Assemblages in an Ice-Shelf-Adjacent Polynya, Western Weddell Sea ...

• Main Authors: Frinault, AV, Christie, FDW, Fawcett, SE, Flynn, RF, Hutchinson, KA, Montres Strevens, CMJ, Taylor, ML, Woodall, LC, Barnes, DKA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; benthic assemblages; biodiversity; climate change; coastal polynya; continental shelf; ice shelf; Larsen Ice Shelf; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.92184; https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/344761

One-third of the Antarctic continental shelf is covered by ice shelves, floating extensions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Marine life beneath and bordering ice shelves is rarely investigated, yet likely to be highly impacted by climate change. As ice shelves retreat, marine environments transition int...