Seaweed are ecologically important organisms playing a central structural and functional
role in coastal ecosystems (providing habitat, mating and nursery grounds, food and refuge …

Macroalgal forests along the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) support dense
assemblages of small macroalgal-associated invertebrates, particularly amphipods but also …

Antarctic macroalgal communities of the upper intertidal zone are particularly poor
compared with other coastal regions. Exposure to desiccation and freezing combined with …

Abstract The Bransfield Strait and the adjacent areas is a high-productivity region for polar
biological resources in the Antarctic. Physical oceanographic processes produce strong …

A suite of photosynthetic and bio-optical properties of 29 Antarctic seaweeds from Fildes
Bay, King George Island, were studied in order to address the question whether their …

To understand the impact of anthropogenically induced transformations of biological
communities, their naturally occurring fluctuation must be recognized first. Therefore, the aim …

Parallel phenotypic divergence is the independent differentiation between phenotypes of the
same lineage or species occupying ecologically similar environments in different …

In the current context of climate change, southern South America and the Southern Ocean
are undergoing profound environmental transformations that impose challenges to marine …

The Antarctic marine flora is well known as a flora composed of relatively few species in
comparison with other marine realms. Using molecular taxonomy as complementary tool for …

Maritime Antarctica is a climate-sensitive region that has experienced a continuous increase
of temperature over the last 50 years. This phenomenon accelerates glacier retreat and …