The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) influences phytoplankton communities in the seasonal ice zone of the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: B. L. Greaves, A. T. Davidson, A. D. Fraser, J. P. McKinlay, A. Martin, A. McMinn, S. W. Wright
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Southern Ocean; Austral; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3815-2020; https://doaj.org/article/90dedbcd7fd7407191629e4f94a65b43

Ozone depletion and climate change are causing the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) to become increasingly positive, driving stronger winds southward in the Southern Ocean (SO), with likely effects on phytoplankton habitat due to possible changes in ocean mixing, nutrient upwelling, and sea ice character...