Changes in the Antarctic sea ice ecosystem: potential effects on krill and baleen whales

S Nicol, A Worby, R Leaper - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
The annual formation and loss of some 15 million km2 of sea ice around the Antarctic
significantly affects global ocean circulation, particularly through the formation of dense …

Sea ice in the western Antarctic Peninsula region: Spatio-temporal variability from ecological and climate change perspectives

SE Stammerjohn, DG Martinson, RC Smith… - Deep Sea Research …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Antarctic Peninsula region is undergoing rapid change: a warming in winter of almost 6°
C since 1950, the loss of six ice shelves, the retreat of 87% of the marine glaciers, and …

Western Antarctic Peninsula physical oceanography and spatio–temporal variability

DG Martinson, SE Stammerjohn, RA Iannuzzi… - Deep Sea Research …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study focuses on 12 years of physical oceanography data, collected during the Palmer,
Antarctica, Long-Term Ecological Research program (PAL LTER) over the continental …

Bellingshausen and western Antarctic Peninsula region: Pigment biomass and sea-ice spatial/temporal distributions and interannual variabilty

RC Smith, DG Martinson, SE Stammerjohn… - Deep Sea Research …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program seeks to obtain a
comprehensive understanding of various components of the Antarctic marine ecosystem …

West Antarctic Peninsula sea ice in 2005: Extreme ice compaction and ice edge retreat due to strong anomaly with respect to climate

RA Massom, SE Stammerjohn… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In September–October 2005, the juxtaposition of low‐and high‐pressure anomalies at 130°
W and 60° W, respectively, created strong and persistent northerly airflow across the West …

Particle export from the upper ocean over the continental shelf of the west Antarctic Peninsula: A long-term record, 1992–2007

HW Ducklow, M Erickson, J Kelly… - Deep Sea Research …, 2008 - Elsevier
We report on results of a long-term (1993–2007) time series sediment trap moored at 170m
to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula in the mid-continental shelf region (350m depth; 64° …

Variability on phytoplankton size structure in the western Antarctic Peninsula (1997–2006)

MA Montes-Hugo, M Vernet, D Martinson… - Deep Sea Research …, 2008 - Elsevier
The temporal and spatial variability of phytoplankton size structure of waters west of the
Antarctica Peninsula (WAP) was investigated between 1997 and 2006. Time series of …

14C as a tracer of labile organic matter in Antarctic benthic food webs

BL Purinton, DJ DeMaster, CJ Thomas… - Deep Sea Research Part II …, 2008 - Elsevier
14C measurements were made on surface plankton, particle-trap material, surface
sediment, benthic invertebrate gut contents, and body tissue samples to assess the …

Enabling long-term oceanographic research: Changing data practices, information management strategies and informatics

KS Baker, CL Chandler - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Interdisciplinary global ocean science requires new ways of thinking about data and data
management. With new data policies and growing technological capabilities, datasets of …

Phytoplankton size‐structure on the western shelf of the Antarctic Peninsula: a remote‐sensing approach

MA Montes‐Hugo, M Vernet, R Smith… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Remote‐sensing models based on total (bb) and particle (b bp) backscattering are proposed
for estimating phytoplankton size‐structure characteristics over the Western Antarctic …