Summer microbial community composition governed by upper-ocean stratification and nutrient availability in northern Marguerite Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Rozema, P.D., Biggs, T., Sprong, P.A.A., Buma, A.G.J., Venables, H.J., Evans, C., Meredith, M.P., Bolhuis, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Bacillariophyceae [Featherlike diatoms]; Bacteria; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Rothera; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=283704

The Western Antarctic Peninsula warmed significantly during the second half of the twentieth century, with a concurrent retreat of the majority of its glaciers, and marked changes in the sea-ice field. These changes may affect summertime upper-ocean stratification, and thereby the seasonal dynamics...