Antarctic extreme events

MJ Siegert, MJ Bentley, A Atkinson… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of
1.1° C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental …

Antarctica's vegetation in a changing climate

C Colesie, CV Walshaw, LG Sancho… - Wiley …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Antarctica plays a central role in regulating global climatic and oceanographic patterns and
is an integral part of global climate change discussions. The functioning of Antarctica's …

Interactive effects of changes in UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and feedbacks to the climate system

PW Barnes, TM Robson, RG Zepp, JF Bornman… - Photochemical & …, 2023‏ - Springer
Terrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing
combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing …

How the COVID-19 pandemic signaled the demise of Antarctic exceptionalism

D Liggett, B Frame, P Convey, KA Hughes - Science Advances, 2024‏ - science.org
This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected science and tourism activities
and their governance in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The pandemic reduced the …

Seabirds from the poles: microplastics pollution sentinels

D Taurozzi, M Scalici - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
The Arctic and Antarctica represent two of the most inhospitable and poorly investigated
biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine …

[HTML][HTML] Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity

JR Lee, A Terauds, J Carwardine, JD Shaw… - PLoS …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate
change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a …

Extended ozone depletion and reduced snow and ice cover—Consequences for Antarctic biota

SA Robinson, LE Revell, R Mackenzie… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stratospheric ozone, which has been depleted in recent decades by the release of
anthropogenic gases, is critical for shielding the biosphere against ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) …

Climate change and extreme events are changing the biology of Polar Regions

SA Robinson - Global Change Biology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The polar regions have already experienced some of the planet's strongest climatic change
and, regardless of the warming scenario, these regions will experience profound …

The need for increased protection of Antarctica's inland waters

I Hawes, C Howard-Williams, N Gilbert… - Antarctic …, 2023‏ - cambridge.org
Protection of Antarctica's biodiversity and ecosystem values is enshrined in the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which provides for the designation of …

Emerging biological archives can reveal ecological and climatic change in Antarctica

JM Strugnell, HV McGregor, NG Wilson… - Global Change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic climate change is causing observable changes in Antarctica and the
Southern Ocean including increased air and ocean temperatures, glacial melt leading to sea …