Oceanographic observations of eddies impacting the Prince Edward islands, South Africa

JV Durgadoo, IJ Ansorge, JRE Lutjeharms - Antarctic Science, 2010 - cambridge.org
The ecosystem of the isolated Prince Edward Islands, south of the African continent, is
strongly impacted by ocean eddies that are associated with the eastward flowing Antarctic …

A review of South African research in atmospheric science and physical oceanography during 2000-2005

CJC Reason, F Engelbrecht, WA Landman… - South African journal …, 2006 - journals.co.za
The purpose of this article is to review progress in the fields of atmospheric science and
physical oceanography made by workers based at South African institutions over …

Direct observations of eddy turbulence at a ridge in the Southern Ocean

IJ Ansorge, JRE Lutjeharms - Geophysical Research Letters, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale turbulence in the ACC is concentrated where the current interacts with prominent
bottom topography. An unusual region of high levels of turbulence is found downstream of …

The sub-Antarctic euthecosome pteropod, Limacina retroversa: Distribution patterns and trophic role

KS Bernard, PW Froneman - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic …, 2009 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the role that euthecosome pteropods play in the Southern Ocean is
relatively limited. The aim of the present study was thus to examine the role of the sub …

Physical and biological coupling in eddies in the lee of the South-West Indian Ridge

IJ Ansorge, EA Pakhomov, S Kaehler, JRE Lutjeharms… - Polar Biology, 2010 - Springer
Eddies have some decisive functions in the dynamics of the Southern Ocean ecosystems.
This is particularly true in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean, where a region of …

Characterising the seasonal cycle of wind forcing, surface circulation and temperature around the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands

T Toolsee, T Lamont, M Rouault… - African Journal of Marine …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Located between the sub-Antarctic Front and the Antarctic Polar Front, the Prince Edward
Islands (PEIs) provide an essential breeding ground for top predators and are an ideal …

Mesozooplankton community structure and grazing impact in the Polar Frontal Zone of the south Indian Ocean during austral autumn 2002

KS Bernard, PW Froneman - Polar Biology, 2003 - Springer
Mesozooplankton community structure and grazing impact were investigated at 13 stations
in the Polar Frontal Zone during the second Marion Offshore Variability Ecosystem Study …

Marine habitats of juvenile southern elephant seals from Marion Island

CA Tosh, J Steyn, H Bornemann, J Van den Hoff… - Aquatic Biology, 2012 - int-res.com
Marine mammals forage in dynamic environments characterized by variables that are
continuously changing in relation to large-scale oceanographic processes. In the present …

Decay of eddies at the south-west Indian ridge

JV Durgadoo, IJ Ansorge, JRE Lutjeharms… - South African Journal …, 2011 - journals.co.za
The South-West Indian Ridge in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean is a region
recognised for the creation of particularly intense eddy disturbances in the mean flow of the …

[PDF][PDF] The role of the euthecosome pteropod, Limacina retroversa, in the Polar Frontal Zone, Southern Ocean

KS Bernard - 2006 - researchgate.net
The aim of the present study was to assess the ecological role of the euthecosome pteropod,
Limacina retroversa, in particular, and the mesozooplankton community, in general, in the …