Islands of ice: Influence of free-drifting Antarctic icebergs on pelagic marine ecosystems

Regional warming around West Antarctica, including the Antarctic Peninsula, is related to the retreat of glaciers that has resulted in significant ice mass loss in recent decades. We examined freedrifting icebergs in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean in December 2005, aboard ARSV Laurence M....

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Main Authors: Vernet, Maria, Smith Jr., Kenneth L., Cefarelli, Adrián Oscar, Helly, John J., Kaufmann, Ronald S., Lin, Hai, Long, David G., Murray, Alison E., Robison, Bruce H., Ruhl, Henry A., Shaw, Timothy J., Sherman, Alana D., Sprintall, Janet, Stephenson Jr., Gordon R., Stuart, Keith M., Twining, Benjamin S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Ciencias Naturales
Iceberg
Región antártica
Oceanografía
Ecosistema marino
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Antártica
Iceberg*
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84316
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Summary:Regional warming around West Antarctica, including the Antarctic Peninsula, is related to the retreat of glaciers that has resulted in significant ice mass loss in recent decades. We examined freedrifting icebergs in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean in December 2005, aboard ARSV Laurence M. Gould, and in June 2008 and March/April 2009, aboard RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer. Prior to these studies, little information was available about the effects of icebergs on the pelagic realm. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo

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