Benthic Ecosystem Studies in a Rapidly Warming Antarctic Fjord Reveal High Export Flux and Benthic Abundance Very Near Tidewater Glaciers, Indicating High Sensitivity to Climate Warming

Craig R Smith1, Andrew K Sweetman2, Clifton Charles Nunnally3, McKenna Lewis4, Maria Vernet5, Lindsey Ekern6 and Amanda Ziegler4, (1)University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, United States, (2)Heriot-Watt University, Lyell Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (3)Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, LA, United States, (4)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States, (5)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (6)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Integrative Oceanography Division, La Jolla, CA, United States
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