Antarctic marine ecosystems after ice barriers breaking off

 

Αποθηκεύτηκε σε:
Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφείς: Vernet, María, Cape, Mattias R.
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2019
Περιγραφή:Widespread thinning and retreat of ice shelves along the margins of Antarctica provide a unique opportunity to understand the evolution of Antarctic coastal ecosystems and the consequences of abrupt global change in high latitudes. As dark environments isolated from the atmosphere, the under-ice-shelf ecosystems remain mostly unknown. After ice shelf breakup there is an opportunity to study the evolution of the coastal ecosystem exposed to the atmosphere after millennia. One of the more active regions is the Larsen Ice Shelf, on the NW of the Weddell Sea. After the ice shelf breakup, phytoplankton grow in the presence of light; primary production rates observed are amongst the highest in Antarctica. Zooplanktonic and benthic communities in the marine food web can feed on this newly synthesized carbon. In this way, regions previously unproductive are now able to absorb carbon dioxide and contribute to its absorption by the ocean.
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UNED
Ίδρυμα:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Γλώσσα:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2318
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2318
Λέξη-Κλειδί :barreras de hielo
Antártida
ecosistema
fitoplancton
vientos mistrales
ice shelf
Antarctica
ecosystem
phytoplankton
sea ice
foehn winds