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://hdl.handle.net/11370/2c3f9f23-6db5-4195-b5c5-eae07a90adfc; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/2c3f9f23-6db5-4195-b5c5-eae07a90adfc; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.11.016; https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/42215931/1_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...