Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink

Snow algae bloom along the coast of Antarctica and are likely to be biogeochemically important. Here, the authors produced the first map of such blooms, show that they are driven by warmer temperatures and proximity to birds and mammals, and are likely to increase given projected climate changes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Andrew Gray, Monika Krolikowski, Peter Fretwell, Peter Convey, Lloyd S. Peck, Monika Mendelova, Alison G. Smith, Matthew P. Davey
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
Subjects:
Science
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Antarctic
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Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16018-w
https://doaj.org/article/0a05ad105517408c9bc2054082594e23
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Summary:Snow algae bloom along the coast of Antarctica and are likely to be biogeochemically important. Here, the authors produced the first map of such blooms, show that they are driven by warmer temperatures and proximity to birds and mammals, and are likely to increase given projected climate changes.

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