Decline in plankton diversity and carbon flux with reduced sea ice extent along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Over the past century, the Western Antarctic Peninsula has experienced rapid warming and a substantial loss of sea ice with important implications for plankton biodiversity and carbon cycling. Using a 5-year DNA metabarcoding dataset, this study assesses how interannual variability in sea-ice condit...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Yajuan Lin, Carly Moreno, Adrian Marchetti, Hugh Ducklow, Oscar Schofield, Erwan Delage, Michael Meredith, Zuchuan Li, Damien Eveillard, Samuel Chaffron, Nicolas Cassar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Science
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Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25235-w
https://doaj.org/article/e3095b13a93942a39f7b676b6e4698ba
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Summary:Over the past century, the Western Antarctic Peninsula has experienced rapid warming and a substantial loss of sea ice with important implications for plankton biodiversity and carbon cycling. Using a 5-year DNA metabarcoding dataset, this study assesses how interannual variability in sea-ice conditions impacts biodiversity and biological carbon fluxes in this region.

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