Sea ice dynamics drive benthic microbial communities in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Currie, Ashleigh Ann, Marshall, Alexis J., Lohrer, AM, Cummings, VJ, Seabrook, S, Cary, S. Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Microbiology; sediment; benthic; microbial; community; climate change; sea ice; organic matter; ROSS SEA; CLIMATE-CHANGE; DIVERSITY; CARBON; PATTERNS; ALGAE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENIES; 13 Climate Action; 14 Life Below Water; Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound; Taylor Valley; Cape Evans; New Harbour; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/16614; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.745915

Climate change is driving dramatic variability in sea ice dynamics, a key driver in polar marine ecosystems. Projected changes in Antarctica suggest that regional warming will force dramatic shifts in sea ice thickness and persistence, altering sea ice-associated primary production and deposition to...