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Seasonal changes in open water area in the vicinity of penguin colonies near Palmer Station, northwestern Antarctic Peninsula

Poster Number:  266 Presenter/Primary Author:  Sharon Stammerjohn The sea ice season in the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region shows some of the fastest rates of change observed globally since 1979.  The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (PAL LTER)

Large scale forcing through the Antarctic food web: Physical drivers of the interannual variability at Palmer Station, Antarctica

Poster Number:  251 Presenter/Primary Author:  Grace Saba Plankton dynamics in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) are characterized by high interannual variability.

Climate induced shifts in the phytoplankton community biomass and community structure along the West Antarctic Peninsula

Poster Number:  186 Presenter/Primary Author:  Oscar Schofield The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on Earth as evidenced by the fastest winter warming on the planet, dramatic declines in sea ice, and documen

Dissolved organic matter and sea ice dynamics may explain changes in microbial community structure along the western Antarctic Peninsula

Poster Number:  150 Presenter/Primary Author:  Catherine M. Luria The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) experiences extreme seasonal changes in sea-ice and light, with intense phytoplankton blooms in spring and summer.

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER