Macro-and microplastics in the Antarctic environment: ongoing assessment and perspectives

E Rota, E Bergami, I Corsi, R Bargagli - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
The number of scientists and tourists visiting Antarctica is on the rise and, despite the
management framework for environmental protection, some coastal areas, particularly in the …

Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services

S Cooley, D Schoeman, L Bopp, P Boyd, S Donner… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Animal borne ocean sensors–AniBOS–An essential component of the global ocean observing system

CR McMahon, F Roquet, S Baudel… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine animals equipped with biological and physical electronic sensors have produced
long-term data streams on key marine environmental variables, hydrography, animal …

Cross-chapter paper 6: Polar regions

AJ Constable, S Harper, J Dawson, K Holsman… - IPCC AR WGII, 2022 - epic.awi.de
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 …

Status, change, and futures of zooplankton in the Southern Ocean

NM Johnston, EJ Murphy, A Atkinson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the Southern Ocean, several zooplankton taxonomic groups, euphausiids, copepods,
salps and pteropods, are notable because of their biomass and abundance and their roles …

Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels

WJ Sydeman, DS Schoeman, SA Thompson… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Climate change and other human activities are causing profound effects on marine
ecosystem productivity. We show that the breeding success of seabirds is tracking …

[HTML][HTML] Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems

EJ Murphy, NM Johnston, EE Hofmann… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Southern Ocean ecosystems are globally important. Processes in the Antarctic atmosphere,
cryosphere, and the Southern Ocean directly influence global atmospheric and oceanic …

Thermal trait variation may buffer Southern Ocean phytoplankton from anthropogenic warming

IW Bishop, SI Anderson, S Collins… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the potential of standing genetic variation to rescue communities and shape future
adaptation to climate change, high levels of uncertainty are associated with intraspecific trait …

Benefits and risks of incremental protected area planning in the Southern Ocean

A Boothroyd, V Adams, K Alexander, N Hill - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Establishing representative Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks in Areas
Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) is a priority for the conservation of marine biodiversity …

Southern Ocean food web modelling: Progress, prognoses, and future priorities for research and policy makers

SA McCormack, J Melbourne-Thomas… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Graphical Abstract Graphical summary of multiple aspects of Southern Ocean food web
structure and function including alternative energy pathways through pelagic food webs …