West Antarctic Peninsula: An Ice-Dependent Coastal Marine Ecosystem in Transition

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Hugh W. Ducklow, William R. Fraser, Michael P. Meredith, Sharon E. Stammerjohn, Scott C. Doney, Douglas G. Martinson, Sévrine F. Sailley, Oscar M. Schofield, Deborah K. Steinberg, Hugh J. Venables, Charles D. Amsler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Oceanography Society 2013
• Subjects: LTER; Palmer Station; Palmer LTER; PAL LTER; West Antarctic Peninsula; climate change; Antarctica; phytotplankton bloom; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Palmer-Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.62; https://doaj.org/article/b5d7c8129be8466aa02f5f57be7b2831

The extent, duration, and seasonality of sea ice and glacial discharge strongly influence Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms' life cycles in this region are attuned to ice seasonality. The annual retreat and melting of sea ice in the austral spring stratifies the upper ocean, triggerin...