Shifting baselines in Antarctic ecosystems; ecophysiological response to warming in Lissarca miliaris at Signy Island, Antarctica

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Reed, Adam, Thatje, Sven, Linse, Katrin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/345755/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/345755/1/Reed_PLoSONE_12.pdf

The Antarctic Peninsula has experienced a rapid increase in atmospheric temperature over the last 50 years. Whether or not marine organisms thriving in this cold stenothermal environment are able to cope with warming is of concern. Here, we present changes to the growth and shell characteristics of...