Seaweed biodiversity in the south-western Antarctic Peninsula: Surveying macroalgal community composition in the Adelaide Island / Marguerite Bay region over a 35-year time span

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Mystikou, Alexandra, Peters, Akira F., Asensi, Aldo O., Brickle, Paul, van West, Pieter, Convey, Peter, Kupper, Frithjof C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2014
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Botany; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Adelaide Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceberg*; Polar Biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504957/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504957/1/Antarctic%20Seaweed%20paper%202014%2007%2010%20FINAL.pdf

The diversity of seaweed species of the south-western Antarctic Peninsula region is poorly studied, contrasting with the substantial knowledge available for the northern parts of the Peninsula. However, this is a key region affected by contemporary climate change. Significant consequences of this ch...