Coastal Bacterial Community Response to Glacier Melting in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: María Estrella Alcamán-Arias, Sebastián Fuentes-Alburquenque, Pablo Vergara-Barros, Jerónimo Cifuentes-Anticevic, Josefa Verdugo, Martin Polz, Laura Farías, Carlos Pedrós-Alió, Beatriz Díez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: glacial melting; bacterial microbial community; coastal Antarctic zone; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Greenwich; Greenwich Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010088; https://doaj.org/article/3c1aab790e2a48c7ac1b949b213b511a

Current warming in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) has multiple effects on the marine ecosystem, modifying the trophic web and the nutrient regime. In this study, the effect of decreased surface salinity on the marine microbial community as a consequence of freshening from nearby glaciers was...