Biogeochemistry and microbial diversity in the marine cavity beneath the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: Vick-Majors T. J., Achberger A., Santibanez P., Dore J. E., Hodson T., Michaud A. B., Christner B. C., Mikucki J., Skidmore M. L., Powell R., Adkins W. P., Barbante C., Mitchell A., Scherer R., Priscu J. C.
• Other Authors: Vick-Majors, T. J., Achberger, A., Santibanez, P., Dore, J. E., Hodson, T., Michaud, A. B., Christner, B. C., Mikucki, J., Skidmore, M. L., Powell, R., Adkins, W. P., Barbante, C., Mitchell, A., Scherer, R., Priscu, J. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica; Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; Ross Island; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3717204; https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10234; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1939-5590

Ice shelves surround similar to 75% of Antarctica's coastline and are highly sensitive to climate change; several have recently collapsed and others are predicted to in the near future. Marine waters beneath ice shelves harbor active ecosystems, while adjacent seas can be important areas of bot...