Understanding the link between sea ice, ice scour and Antarctic benthic biodiversity - the need for cross-station and international collaboration

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Deregibus, Dolores, Quartino, Maria Liliana, Zacher, Katharina, Campana, Gabriela Laura, Barnes, David K.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Rothera; Rothera Station; Carlini Station; Antarc*; Polar Record; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/511359/; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/div-classtitleunderstanding-the-link-between-sea-ice-ice-scour-and-antarctic-benthic-biodiversitythe-need-for-cross-station-and-international-collaborationdiv/47E6DEA6CB112C7FF32CD26FFC6C73FC

The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a hotspot of rapid recent regional ‘climate change’. This has resulted in a 0.4°C rise in sea temperature in the last 50 years, five days of sea ice lost per decade and increased ice scouring in the shallows. The WAP shallows are ideal for studying the biolog...