Supplementary material from "Inter-decadal variability of phytoplankton biomass along the coastal West Antarctic Peninsula" ...

The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a climatically sensitive region where periods of strong warming have caused significant changes in the marine ecosystem and food-web processes. Tight coupling between phytoplankton and higher trophic levels implies that the coastal WAP is a bottom-up controlled...

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Main Authors: Kim, Hyewon, Ducklow, Hugh W., Abele, Doris, Bartlett, Eduardo R., Buma, Anita G. J., Meredith, Michael P., Rozema, Patrick D., Schofield, Oscar M., Venables, Hugh J., Schloss, Irene R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: The Royal Society 2018
Subjects:
Adelaide Island
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Anvers
Anvers Island
Carlini Station
King George Island
Palmer Station
Palmer-Station
Potter Cove
Rothera
Rothera Station
Antarc*
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4054925.v1
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Summary:The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a climatically sensitive region where periods of strong warming have caused significant changes in the marine ecosystem and food-web processes. Tight coupling between phytoplankton and higher trophic levels implies that the coastal WAP is a bottom-up controlled system, where changes in phytoplankton dynamics may largely impact other food-web components. Here, we analysed the inter-decadal time series of year-round chlorophyll- a (Chl) collected from three stations along the coastal WAP: Carlini Station at Potter Cove (PC) on King George Island, Palmer Station on Anvers Island and Rothera Station on Adelaide Island. There were trends towards increased phytoplankton biomass at Carlini Station (PC) and Palmer Station, while phytoplankton biomass declined significantly at Rothera Station over the studied period. The impacts of two relevant climate modes to the WAP, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Southern Annular Mode, on winter and spring phytoplankton biomass ...

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