The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

The spring season of 2022 saw record low sea ice extent in Antarctica that persisted
throughout the year. At the beginning of December, the Antarctic sea ice extent was tracking …

The polar regions, notably the Arctic and maritime Antarctic, are experiencing impacts from
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …

Abstract In Austral summer 2016/2017, the sea ice extent (SIE) in the Weddell Sea dropped
to a near‐record value in the satellite era (1.88× 106 km2), a large negative seasonal …

Antarctica is increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts, with the continent predicted
to warm by∼ 4° C by 2100 under a 'business as usual'greenhouse gas emission scenario …

The Weddell seal is one of the best-studied marine mammals in the world, owing to a
multidecadal demographic effort in the southernmost part of its range. Despite their …

Species extinction risk is accelerating due to anthropogenic climate change, making it
urgent to protect vulnerable species through legal frameworks in order to facilitate …

The distribution of emperor penguins is circumpolar, with 54 colony locations currently
reported of which 50 are currently extant as of 2019. Here we report on eight newly …

Antarctica is home to numerous species that are vulnerable to environmental change, and
assessing species responses requires long-term monitoring. However, Antarctica's extreme …

Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate
change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a …