Report of the Belgica 121 expedition to the West Antarctic Peninsula ...

• Main Authors: Danis, Bruno, Christiansen, Henrik, Guillaumot, Charlène, Heindler, Franz, Houston, Ryan, Jossart, Quentin, Lucas, Katie, Moreau, Camille, Pasotti, Francesca, Robert, Henri, Wallis, Ben, Saucède, Thomas
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: Southern Ocean, Biodiversity census, Expedition, Low environmental impact; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Gerlache; Gerlache Strait; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4551451; https://zenodo.org/record/4551451

There is a dearth of knowledge about biological and habitat diversity levels found in shallow areas from the Southern Ocean, a situation opposite to that found in other oceans. These ecosystems are exposed to fast-paced changes in key environmental parameters (seawater temperature, salinity, primary...