Ensemble Modeling of Antarctic Macroalgal Habitats Exposed to Glacial Melt in a Polar Fjord

• Published in: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Kerstin Jerosch, Frauke K. Scharf, Dolores Deregibus, Gabriela L. Campana, Katharina Zacher, Hendrik Pehlke, Ulrike Falk, H. Christian Hass, Maria L. Quartino, Doris Abele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: seaweed distribution modeling; bioclimatic ecosystem change; distribution shift; macroalgae summer production; South Shetland Islands; Antarctica; Evolution; QH359-425; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; King George Island; 25 de Mayo; isla 25 de Mayo; Antarc*; Isla 25 de Mayo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00207; https://doaj.org/article/0765f26b394e42f8859e635f65a8a8f9

Macroalgae are the main primary producers in polar coastal regions and of major importance for the associated heterotrophic communities. On King George Island/Isla 25 de Mayo, West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) several fjords undergo rapid glacial retreat in response to increasing atmospheric temperatur...