Phytoplankton are the base of the Antarctic food web, sustain the wealth and diversity of life
for which Antarctica is renowned, and play a critical role in biogeochemical cycles that …

Organisms are projected to face unprecedented rates of change in future ocean conditions
due to anthropogenic climate‐change. At present, marine life encounters a wide range of …

The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in regulating global climate as a major sink for
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and in global ocean biogeochemistry by supplying …

Heterotrophic marine bacteria play key roles in remineralizing organic matter generated
from primary production. However, far more is known about which groups are dominant than …

Within the framework of the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean
(MEASO), this paper brings together analyses of recent trends in phytoplankton biomass …

Over the past few decades the field of biogeo graphy has expanded with rapid technological
and methodological developments. Th Page 1 Published by the Scientific Committee on …

Remote sensing of Southern Ocean chlorophyll concentrations is the most effective way to
detect large‐scale changes in phytoplankton biomass driven by seasonality and climate …

Abstract The Southern Ocean (SO) is a major sink for anthropogenic atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO 2), potentially harbouring even greater potential for additional sequestration of …

Abstract The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a climatically sensitive region where
foundational changes at the basis of the food web have been recorded; cryptophytes are …

Across the Southern Ocean, large (≥ 20 μm) diatoms are generally assumed to be the
primary vector for carbon export, although this assumption derives mainly from summertime …