Phytoplankton biomass is typically low compared to other Antarctic shelf environments, with average spring–summer values below 1 mg chlorophyll a (Chl a) m−3. The physical conditions in the area ...

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.

Circumpolar comparisons of length frequencies suggest that krill growth conditions are more favorable in the southwest Atlantic than in the Lazarev Sea or off East Antarctica because of longer ...

"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 ...

Meltwater from the Dotson Ice Shelf carries iron, fueling phytoplankton blooms that form the base of the Antarctic food web. These microscopic organisms absorb significant amounts of carbon ...

Sea Shepherd will return to Antarctica in spring 2025 ... which rely on the shelter provided by sea ice cover to feed on phytoplankton out of reach of predators. By 2100, krill numbers are ...

The results are published this month in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin. Antarctic krill feed on phytoplankton, tiny plants that live in the ocean and absorb CO 2 and remove carbon when ...