Shift in polar benthic community structure in a fast retreating glacial area of Marian Cove, West Antarctica

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Hanna Bae, In-Young Ahn, Jinsoon Park, Sung Joon Song, Junsung Noh, Hosang Kim, Jong Seong Khim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; West Antarctica; Marian; Marian Cove; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80636-z; https://doaj.org/article/3345b3484a0c4b28b93aca6dfa2414d9

Abstract Glacier retreat is a major long-standing global issue; however, the ecological impacts of such retreats on marine organisms remain unanswered. Here, we examined changes to the polar benthic community structure of “diatoms” under current global warming in a recently retreated glacial area of...