Decline in plankton diversity and carbon flux with reduced sea ice extent along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

oleh: Yajuan Lin, Carly Moreno, Adrian Marchetti, Hugh Ducklow, Oscar Schofield, Erwan Delage, Michael Meredith, Zuchuan Li, Damien Eveillard, Samuel Chaffron, Nicolas Cassar

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01

Deskripsi

Over the past century, the Western Antarctic Peninsula has experienced rapid warming and a substantial loss of sea ice with important implications for plankton biodiversity and carbon cycling. Using a 5-year DNA metabarcoding dataset, this study assesses how interannual variability in sea-ice conditions impacts biodiversity and biological carbon fluxes in this region.