Limnology and Oceanography Vol. 59, No. 1, 2014 On the phytoplankton bloom in coastal wa... On the phytoplankton bloom in coastal waters of southern King George Island (Antarctica) in January 2010: An ...

Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula.

"We also know that the phytoplankton that the krill feed on will have to make sunscreens in order to avoid damage, said Prof Robinson. Pete Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division Antarctic krill ...

Populations of the tiny crustacean - a key food source for whales and dolphins - have declined by 80% since 1970 due mainly ...

Antarctic krill trap vast amounts of carbon ... connecting microscopic plants called phytoplankton to a range of marine animals, from penguins and seals to fish and squid. Even the humongous ...

With a surface area more than twice that of Greater London's, A23a is the biggest iceberg on the planet, having calved from ...

adding that sea-ice coverage is changing dramatically around the Antarctic continent, and this has huge implications for carbon fixation by phytoplankton and macroalgae. He called for ...

Warming climates in the Antarctic regions have affected some penguin species more than others resulting in a diversity ...