Climate change and glacier retreat drive shifts in an Antarctic benthic ecosystem

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500050
• Publication Date: 2015-11-14T03:13:23Z
• Authors: Ricardo Sahade; Cristian Lagger; Luciana Torre; Fernando Momo; Patrick Monien; Irene Schloss; David K. A. Barnes; Natalia Servetto; Soledad Tarantelli; Marcos Tatián; Nadia Zamboni; Doris Abele
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Ascidians; filter feeders; thresholds; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; Climatic change; climate change; glacier retreat; Benthic community; benthic ecosystems; 13. Climate action; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; sudden changes; Antarctica; Antarctic fjords; 14. Life underwater; sedimentation; Glacier retreat; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Research Articles

Climatic change in the Antarctic Peninsula has driven profound shifts seabed.