Pelagic-Benthic Coupling, Food Banks, and Climate Change on the West Antarctic Peninsula Shelf

Pelagic-Benthic Coupling, Food Banks, and Climate Change on the West Antarctic Peninsula Shelf

The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) shelf is deep and detritus-based (i.e., it is fueled by organic material sinking from intense seasonal cycles of primary production in the water column), leading to pelagic-benthic coupling. The WAP is warming rapidly, yielding increases in seawater temperatures an...

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Main Authors: Craig R. Smith, David J. DeMaster, Carrie J. Thomas, Pavica Sršen, Laura Grange, Victor Evrard, Fabio DeLeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2012-09-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
West Antarctic Peninsula
FOODBANKS
food banks
benthic systems
benthic-pelagic coupling
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/25-3_smith_c.pdf

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