Glacial melt impacts carbon flows in an Antarctic benthic food web
Ulrike Braeckman,
Karline Soetaert,
Francesca Pasotti
et al.
Abstract:Most coastal glaciers on the West Antarctic Peninsula are in retreat. Glacial ice scouring and lithogenic particle runoff increase turbidity and shape soft sediment benthic communities. This, in turn, has the potential to induce a shift in these systems from an autotrophic to a heterotrophic state. In this study, we investigated the influence of glacial runoff on carbon flows in the soft-sediment food web of Potter Cove, a well-studied shallow fjord located in the northern region of the West Antarctic Peninsul… Show more
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