Patterns, drivers and implications of ascidian distributions in a rapidly deglaciating fjord, King George Island, West Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Ecological Indicators
• Main Authors: Dong-U Kim, Jong Seong Khim, In-Young Ahn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: Marian Cove; Antarctic fjord; Glacial retreat; Ascidian distribution and succession; Distance to glacier; Ice scouring; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Marian; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107467; https://doaj.org/article/8a7648b3d5e044dca332389f4fe6663b

We report strong evidence for the utility of ascidian communities as sentinel organisms for monitoring nearshore Antarctic marine ecosystem response to climate-induced warming and glacial melting. Ascidians are one of the most common Antarctic epibenthic megafauna, but information on their distribut...