LJ Pallin, NM Kellar, D Steel… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The krill surplus hypothesis of unlimited prey resources available for Antarctic predators due to commercial whaling in the 20th century has remained largely untested since the 1970s …
Rapid warming in the highly productive western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region of the Southern Ocean has affected multiple trophic levels, yet viral influences on microbial …
GK Saba, WR Fraser, VS Saba, RA Iannuzzi… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms by which climate variability affects multiple trophic levels in food webs is essential for determining ecosystem responses to climate change. Here we use …
The climate of the western shelf of the Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is undergoing a transition from a cold-dry polar-type climate to a warm-humid sub-Antarctic–type climate. Using three …
WZ Trivelpiece, JT Hinke, AK Miller… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) and adjacent Scotia Sea support abundant wildlife populations, many of which were nearly extirpated by humans. This region is also among …
The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …
Historical harvesting pushed many whale species to the brink of extinction. Although most Southern Hemisphere populations are slowly recovering, the influence of future climate …
Humans have always used denial. When we are afraid, guilty, confused, or when something interferes with our self-image, we tend to deny it. Yet denial is a delusion. When it impacts on …
Owing to anthropogenic-induced acidification, surface waters of the high latitudes are projected to become persistently undersaturated with respect to aragonite as early as mid …