Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica
Climate warming has been related to glacial retreat along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Over the last years, a visible melting of Fourcade Glacier (Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands) has exposed newly ice-free hard bottom areas available for benthic colonization. However, ice melting produces a...
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ftunivlaplata:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/34113 2023-05-15T14:02:58+02:00 Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica Quartino, María Liliana Deregibus, Dolores Campana, Gabriela Laura Latorre, Gustavo Edgar Juan Momo, Fernando Roberto 2013 application/pdf http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/34113 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058223 en eng PLoS ONE vol. 8, no. 3 http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/34113 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0058223 issn:1932-6203 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) CC-BY Ciencias Naturales Geología climate change Desmarestia anceps Desmarestia menziesii glacier greenhouse effect macroalga microbial colonization Regiones Antárticas Articulo 2013 ftunivlaplata 2020-10-25T00:02:01Z Climate warming has been related to glacial retreat along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Over the last years, a visible melting of Fourcade Glacier (Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands) has exposed newly ice-free hard bottom areas available for benthic colonization. However, ice melting produces a reduction of light penetration due to an increase of sediment input and higher ice impact. Seventeen years ago, the coastal sites close to the glacier cliffs were devoid of macroalgae. Are the newly ice-free areas suitable for macroalgal colonization? To tackle this question, underwater video transects were performed at six newly ice-free areas with different degree of glacial influence. Macroalgae were found in all sites, even in close proximity to the retreating glacier. We can show that: 1. The complexity of the macroalgal community is positively correlated to the elapsed time from the ice retreat, 2. Algae development depends on the optical conditions and the sediment input in the water column; some species are limited by light availability, 3. Macroalgal colonization is negatively affected by the ice disturbance, 4. The colonization is determined by the size and type of substrate and by the slope of the bottom. As macroalgae are probably one of the main energy sources for the benthos, an expansion of the macroalgal distribution can be expected to affect the matter and energy fluxes in Potter Cove ecosystem. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica South Shetland Islands Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): SeDiCI (Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Fourcade ENVELOPE(-62.490,-62.490,-64.612,-64.612) Fourcade Glacier ENVELOPE(-58.666,-58.666,-62.216,-62.216) Potter Cove South Shetland Islands PLoS ONE 8 3 e58223 |
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Climate warming has been related to glacial retreat along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Over the last years, a visible melting of Fourcade Glacier (Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands) has exposed newly ice-free hard bottom areas available for benthic colonization. However, ice melting produces a reduction of light penetration due to an increase of sediment input and higher ice impact. Seventeen years ago, the coastal sites close to the glacier cliffs were devoid of macroalgae. Are the newly ice-free areas suitable for macroalgal colonization? To tackle this question, underwater video transects were performed at six newly ice-free areas with different degree of glacial influence. Macroalgae were found in all sites, even in close proximity to the retreating glacier. We can show that: 1. The complexity of the macroalgal community is positively correlated to the elapsed time from the ice retreat, 2. Algae development depends on the optical conditions and the sediment input in the water column; some species are limited by light availability, 3. Macroalgal colonization is negatively affected by the ice disturbance, 4. The colonization is determined by the size and type of substrate and by the slope of the bottom. As macroalgae are probably one of the main energy sources for the benthos, an expansion of the macroalgal distribution can be expected to affect the matter and energy fluxes in Potter Cove ecosystem. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo |
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Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica |
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Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica |
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Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica |
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Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica |
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Evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in Potter Cove (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica |
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evidence of macroalgal colonization on newly ice-free areas following glacial retreat in potter cove (south shetland islands), antarctica |
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