Defining Southern Ocean fronts and their influence on biological and physical processes in a changing climate

CC Chapman, MA Lea, A Meyer, JB Sallée… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Southern Ocean is a critical component of the global climate system and an
important ecoregion that contains a diverse range of interdependent flora and fauna. It also …

Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate

S Bestley, Y Ropert-Coudert… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Changing ocean, marine ecosystems, and dependent communities

NL Bindoff, WWL Cheung, JG Kairo, J Arístegui… - 2019 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …

Polar regions

MP Meredith, M Sommerkorn… - The ocean and …, 2019 - research.monash.edu
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: present knowledge and future challenges

M Vernet, W Geibert, M Hoppema… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Weddell Gyre (WG) is one of the main oceanographic features of the Southern
Ocean south of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which plays an influential role in global …

On the Front Line: frontal zones as priority at‐sea conservation areas for mobile marine vertebrates

KL Scales, PI Miller, LA Hawkes… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying priority areas for marine vertebrate conservation is complex because species of
conservation concern are highly mobile, inhabit dynamic habitats and are difficult to monitor …

Remote sensing of ocean fronts in marine ecology and fisheries

IM Belkin - Remote sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a concise review of the remote sensing of ocean fronts in marine
ecology and fisheries, with a particular focus on the most popular front detection algorithms …

Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Foraging behavior and success of a mesopelagic predator in the northeast Pacific Ocean: insights from a data-rich species, the northern elephant seal

PW Robinson, DP Costa, DE Crocker… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The mesopelagic zone of the northeast Pacific Ocean is an important foraging habitat for
many predators, yet few studies have addressed the factors driving basin-scale predator …

Variability and change in the west Antarctic Peninsula marine system: research priorities and opportunities

SF Henley, OM Schofield, KR Hendry, IR Schloss… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The west Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region has undergone significant changes in
temperature and seasonal ice dynamics since the mid-twentieth century, with strong impacts …