Sea Ice Dynamics Drive Benthic Microbial Communities in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Currie, Ashleigh A., Marshall, Alexis J., Lohrer, Andrew M., Cummings, Vonda J., Seabrook, Sarah, Cary, S. Craig
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology; Cape Evans; McMurdo Sound; New Harbour; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8581541/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.745915

Climate change is driving dramatic variability in sea ice dynamics, a key driver in polar marine ecosystems. Projected changes in Antarctica suggest that regional warming will force dramatic shifts in sea ice thickness and persistence, altering sea ice-associated primary production and deposition to...