The Southern Ocean ecosystem under multiple climate change stresses - an integrated circumpolar assessment

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1434-1453

  Gutt, Julian ^a   Bertler, Nancy ^b   Bracegirdle, Thomas J ^c   Buschmann, Alexander ^a   Comiso, Josefino ^d   Hosie, Graham ^e   Isla, Enrique ^f   Schloss, Irene R ^g,h   Smith, Craig R ⁱ   Tournadre, Jean ^j   Xavier, José C ^c,k  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^h INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^j Centre Bretagne   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

Acidification; Habitats; Ice shelves; Icebergs; Ozone depletion; Sea ice; Warming

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; HABITAT; ICEBERG; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OZONE DEPLETION; SEA ICE; WARMING;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANTARCTICA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ICE COVER; SEA;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ICE COVER; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 84924555489     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12794     Document Type: Article

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