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 Lewis1, Maria Vernet4, Lindsey Ekern4 and Amanda Ziegler1, (1)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States, (2)Heriot-Watt University, Lyell Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (3)Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, LA, United States, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Integrative Oceanography Division, La Jolla, CA, United States
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