Antarctic Seaweeds: Diversity, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services
English | ISBN: 3030394476 | 2020 | 411 pages | EPUB, PDF | 40 MB + 13 MB

Seaweeds (macroalgae) represent the most striking living components in the Antarctic�s near-shore ecosystems, especially across the West Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent islands. Due to their abundance, their central roles as primary producers and foundation organisms, and as sources of diverse metabolically active products, seaweed assemblages are fundamental to biogeochemical cycles in Antarctic coastal systems. In recent years, the imminence of climate change and the direct impacts of human beings, which are affecting vast regions of the Antarctic, have highlighted the importance of seaweed processes in connection with biodiversity, adaptation and interactions in the benthic network.