Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of
environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 …

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 …

In recent years, airborne microplastics have been identified in a range of remote
environments. However, data throughout the Southern Hemisphere, in particular Antarctica …

The polar regions, notably the Arctic and maritime Antarctic, are experiencing impacts from
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …

Antarctic biodiversity faces an unknown future with a changing climate. Most terrestrial biota
is restricted to limited patches of ice‐free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the …

Species extinction risk is accelerating due to anthropogenic climate change, making it
urgent to protect vulnerable species through legal frameworks in order to facilitate …

The distribution of emperor penguins is circumpolar, with 54 colony locations currently
reported of which 50 are currently extant as of 2019. Here we report on eight newly …

The polar regions have already experienced some of the planet's strongest climatic change
and, regardless of the warming scenario, these regions will experience profound …

Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate
change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a …

Abstract Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are key elements in the physical and biological
Earth system. Human-induced climate change, and other human activities in the region, are …