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, Patrick D., Biggs, Tristan, Sprong, Pim A.A., Buma, Anita G.J., Venables, Hugh J., Evans, Claire, Meredith, Michael P., Bolhuis, Henk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Rothera; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/403427/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/403427/1/1-s2.0-S0967064516303782-main.pdf

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...