Scientists have mapped changes to the algae that forms on the surface of snow during the frozen continent's summer months.
, researchers mapped the algae to understand how it may be affected by warmer global temperatures predicted for the coming decades. Because algal blooms act as a carbon sink, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via photosynthesis, understanding its response to climate change is important.
They found most of the blooms were on small, low-lying islands that are expected to lose their summer snow under warmer global temperatures. Without snow, the algae will not be able to form. They predict 62 percent of the blooms in these areas will be lost. "This increase is predicted to outweigh biomass lost from small islands, resulting in a net increase in snow algae extent and biomass as the Peninsula warms," they wrote.
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