Antarktis-bibliografi er en database over den norske Antarktis-litteraturen.

Hensikten med bibliografien er å synliggjøre norsk antarktisforskning og annen virksomhet/historie i det ekstreme sør. Bibliografien er ikke komplett, spesielt ikke for nyere forskning, men den blir oppdatert.

Norsk er her definert som minst én norsk forfatter, publikasjonssted Norge eller publikasjon som har utspring i norsk forskningsprosjekt.

Antarktis er her definert som alt sør for 60 grader. I tillegg har vi tatt med Bouvetøya.

Det er ingen avgrensing på språk (men det meste av innholdet er på norsk eller engelsk). Eldre norske antarktispublikasjoner (den eldste er fra 1894) er dominert av kvalfangst og ekspedisjoner. I nyere tid er det den internasjonale polarforskninga som dominerer. Bibliografien er tverrfaglig; den dekker både naturvitenskapene, politikk, historie osv. Skjønnlitteratur er også inkludert, men ikke avisartikler eller upublisert materiale.

Til høyre finner du en «HELP-knapp» for informasjon om søkemulighetene i databasen. Mange referanser har lett synlige lenker til fulltekstversjon av det aktuelle dokumentet. For de fleste tidsskriftartiklene er det også lagt inn sammendrag.

Bibliografien er produsert ved Norsk Polarinstitutts bibliotek.

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  • ABSTRACT: Hydrography, chlorophyll <i>a</i>, phytoplankton and zooplankton dynamics and the vertical flux of particulate organic carbon (POC) and pigments in the upper 200 m were investigated for 12 consecutive days during a drogue study conducted in the open waters of the ice-edge zone of the Lazarev Sea during the austral summer (December/January) 1994/95. Results of the study indicate that during the experiment, primary production, although variable, increased from ~300 to ~800 mgC m<sup>-2</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. This increase could likely be related to development of a shallow pycnocline. Analysis of sediment trap data showed that the vertical carbon flux resulting from sedimentation and grazing activity was greatest in the upper water column (<80 m). The importance of grazers to total POC flux was highest at the beginning and the end of the investigation and accounted for up to 15% of total carbon flux. The contribution of grazers to vertical flux was negligible (<2%) during the intermediate part of the Southern Ocean Drogue study. Lower contribution of grazers to sedimentation of POC at depth can likely be related to community composition of zooplankton. Sedimentation of phytoplankton cells from the upper water column increased during the study. Here, downward POC flux resulting from sedimentation of microphytoplankton was equivalent to 15-75% of the total. Increase in sedimentation of phytoplankton during the study can be related to an increase in the average size of phytoplankton cells. Transport of POC from surface waters to deeper depths resulting from sedimentation or grazing activity was equivalent to <48% of total daily primary production, measured at 50 m, while the same value for phytoplankton flux did not exceed 27% of the total. Zooplankton density was insufficient to exert either a positive (via faecal pellets) or negative (via reducing suspended phytoplankton concentration) effect on particulate carbon sedimentation. This resulted in algal sink being the most important mechanism in downward POC flux during the onset of the phytoplankton bloom period in the Marginal Ice Zone, even in the presence of pelagic tunicates.

  • Survival of larval Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) during winter is largely dependent upon the presence of sea ice as it provides an important source of food and shelter. We hypothesized that sea ice provides additional benefits because it hosts fewer competitors and provides reduced predation risk for krill larvae than the water column. To test our hypothesis, zooplankton were sampled in the Weddell-Scotia Confluence Zone at the ice-water interface (0–2 m) and in the water column (0–500 m) during August–October 2013. Grazing by mesozooplankton, expressed as a percentage of the phytoplankton standing stock, was higher in the water column (1.97 ± 1.84%) than at the ice-water interface (0.08 ± 0.09%), due to a high abundance of pelagic copepods. Predation risk by carnivorous macrozooplankton, expressed as a percentage of the mesozooplankton standing stock, was significantly lower at the ice-water interface (0.83 ± 0.57%; main predators amphipods, siphonophores and ctenophores) than in the water column (4.72 ± 5.85%; main predators chaetognaths and medusae). These results emphasize the important role of sea ice as a suitable winter habitat for larval krill with fewer competitors and lower predation risk. These benefits should be taken into account when considering the response of Antarctic krill to projected declines in sea ice. Whether reduced sea-ice algal production may be compensated for by increased water column production remains unclear, but the shelter provided by sea ice would be significantly reduced or disappear, thus increasing the predation risk on krill larvae.

  • Globally important services are supported by Southern Ocean ecosystems, underpinned by the structure, function, and dynamics of complex interconnected and regionally distinctive food webs. These food webs vary in response to a combination of physical and chemical processes that alter productivity, species composition and the relative abundance and dynamics of organisms. Combined with regional and seasonal variability, climate-induced changes and human activities have and are expected to continue to drive important structural and functional changes to Southern Ocean food webs. However, our current understanding of food web structure, function, status, and trends is patchy in space and time, and methods for systematically assessing and comparing community-level responses to change within and across regional and temporal scales are not well developed. Insights gained from food web modelling studies—ranging from theoretical analyses of ecosystem resilience and adaptation, to qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the system—can assist in resolving patterns of energy flow and the ecological mechanisms that drive food web structure, function, and responses to drivers (such as fishing and climate change). This understanding is required to inform robust management strategies to conserve Southern Ocean food webs and the ecosystem services they underpin in the face of change. This paper synthesises the current state of knowledge regarding Southern Ocean pelagic food webs, highlighting the distinct regional food web characteristics, including key drivers of energy flow, dominant species, and network properties that may indicate system resilience. In particular, the insights, gaps, and potential integration of existing knowledge and Southern Ocean food web models are evaluated as a basis for developing integrated food web assessments that can be used to test the efficacy of alternative management and policy options. We discuss key limitations of existing models for assessing change resulting from various drivers, summarise priorities for model development and identify that significant progress could be made to support policy by advancing the development of food web models coupled to projected biogeochemical models, such as in Earth System models.

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