Sally Thorpe, Author at British Antarctic Survey

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Sally Thorpe

Ecological Modeller

I joined BAS as an ecological modeller following a NERC CASE PhD studentship in physical oceanography of the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean, between the University of East Anglia and BAS.

Research interests

My current research focuses on the interactions of marine species with their environment. I investigate how these interactions affect the distribution of the species and how variability in the environment affects the ecosystem dynamics, with the aim of understanding how the ecosystem may respond to environmental change. To do this, I develop coupled physical-biological models that link biological models of key species to the environment using environmental datasets ranging from global ocean model output to remotely-sensed and ship-board data. I have taken part in eight cruises to the Southern Ocean as a physical oceanographer.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Sylvester, Zephyr T. Dinniman, Michael S. Thorpe, Sally E. . Bernard, Kim S. Brooks, Cassandra M. (2026) Modeled connectivity of Antarctic krill spawning and nursery grounds along the Western Antarctic Peninsula.

2025

Tarling, Geraint A. . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Aksenov, Yevgeny . Anderson, Madeline P.B.C. . Arrowsmith, Carol. Baker, Chelsey A. . Barry, Chris . Belcher, Anna . Benavides, Mar. Bischof, Milo J.D. Boland, Emma J.D. . Bowes, Mike . Brearley, J. Alexander . Brown, Peter J. . Burson, Amanda . Buzzard, Sammie C. Callaghan, Nathan . Coët, Arthur. Cook, Kathryn B. . Coombs, Sarah. Evans, Chris D. . Fielding, Sophie . Ford, Elaina. Fournier, Isabelle . Freer, Jennifer J. . Garcia-Martin, E. Elena . Ghosh, V.R. Dipin. Giering, Sarah L.C. . Grant, Alanna . Griffiths, Huw J. . Hamilton, Ruta. Hendry, Katherine R. . Hill, Simeon L. . Hubot, Nathan. Hunter, Aidan . Johnston, Nadine M. . Katavouta, Anna . Kitson, Ezra . Leng, Melanie J. . Lewis, Isabel H. Linse, Katrin . Lofts, Stephen . Manno, Clara . Martin, Adrian P. . Marzocchi, Alice . Mawji, Edward. Mayor, Daniel J. . McKenzie, Rebecca M. . Meijers, Andrew J.S. . Meredith, Michael P. . Munday, David R. . Pereira, M. Glória . O'Brien, Alexandra V.E. . Olszewska, Justyna P. . Painter, Stuart C. Palmieri, Julien . Patel, Shailee. Pickard, Amy E. . Richt, Jessica J.R. Rynders, Stefanie . Sanders, Rachael N.C. . Saunders, Ryan A. . Shepherd, Andrew. Slater, Thomas. Spears, Bryan M. . Stowasser, Gabriele . Swiggs, Amy E. Taylor, Laura R. ten Hoopen, Petra . Thorpe, Sally E. . Timms-Wilson, Tracey M. van Soest, Maud A.J. Venables, Hugh J. . Wright, Zoe. Yool, Andrew . Young, Emma . (2025) BIOPOLE: biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning in changing polar systems and their global impacts.

Sylvester, Z. . Veytia, D. . Bahl, A.A. . Bahlburg, D. . Benkort, D. . Bestley, S. . Cagdas, B. . Cleary, A.C. . Constable, A. . Corney, S. . Fach, B.A. . Hellessey, N. . Hill, S.L. . Johnston, N.M. . Labrousse, S. . Merkel, B. . Murphy, E. . Subramaniam, R.C. . Thorpe, S. . Raymond, B. . (2025) Untangling the Complexities of Larval Antarctic Krill Overwintering Success Under Climate Change.

Hunter, Aidan . Thorpe, Sally E. . McCarthy, Arlie H. . Manno, Clara . (2025) Microplastic hotspots mapped across the Southern Ocean reveal areas of potential ecological impact.

2024

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Henley, Sian F. Burson, Amanda . Liszka, Cecilia M. . Manno, Clara . Lucas, Natasha S. . Ward, Freyja. Hendry, Katharine R. . Woodward, E. Malcolm S. Wootton, Marianne. Abrahamsen, E. Povl . (2024) Collapse of a giant iceberg in a dynamic Southern Ocean marine ecosystem: in situ observations of A-68A at South Georgia.

Dewar-Fowler, Victoria. Robinson, Carol. Saunders, Ryan . Thorpe, Sally E. . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2024) Biological indicators reveal mesozooplankton foray behaviour in dynamic physical environments: Reply to Kaartvedt et al. (2024) [Reply comment].

2023

Bahlburg, Dominik. Hüppe, Lukas. Böhrer, Thomas. Thorpe, Sally E. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Berger, Uta. Meyer, Bettina. (2023) Plasticity and seasonality of the vertical migratory behaviour of Antarctic krill using acoustic data from fishing vessels.

Young, Emma F. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Renner, Angelika H.H. Murphy, Eugene J. . (2023) Environmental and behavioural drivers of Antarctic krill distribution at the South Orkney Islands: A regional perspective.

Bahlburg, Dominik. Thorpe, Sally E. . Meyer, Bettina. Berger, Uta. Murphy, Eugene J. . (2023) An intercomparison of models predicting growth of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): The importance of recognizing model specificity.

Merkel, B. Trathan, P. . Thorpe, S. . Murphy, E.J. . Pehlke, H. Teschke, K. Griffith, G.P. (2023) Quantifying circumpolar summer habitat for Antarctic krill and Ice krill, two key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem.

Hill, Simeon L. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2023) The important but mysterious Antarctic krill.

Rowlands, Emily. Galloway, Tamara. Cole, Matthew. Lewis, Ceri. Hacker, Christian. Peck, Victoria L. . Thorpe, Sally . Blackbird, Sabena. Wolff, George A. Manno, Clara . (2023) Scoping intergenerational effects of nanoplastic on the lipid reserves of Antarctic krill embryos.

Rowlands, Emily. Galloway, Tamara. Cole, Matthew. Peck, Victoria L. . Posacka, Anna. Thorpe, Sally . Manno, Clara . (2023) Vertical flux of microplastic, a case study in the Southern Ocean, South Georgia.

2022

Whitehouse, Michael J. Hendry, Katharine R. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . ten Hoopen, Petra . (2022) A database of marine macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the highly productive island of South Georgia, the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula between 1980 and 2009.

Johnston, Nadine M. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Atkinson, Angus. Constable, Andrew J. Cotté, Cédric. Cox, Martin. Daly, Kendra L. Driscoll, Ryan. Flores, Hauke. Halfter, Svenja. Henschke, Natasha. Hill, Simeon L. . Höfer, Juan. Hunt, Brian P. V. Kawaguchi, So. Lindsay, Dhugal. Liszka, Cecilia . Loeb, Valerie. Manno, Clara . Meyer, Bettina. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pinkerton, Matthew H. Reiss, Christian S. Richerson, Kate. Smith, Walker O. Steinberg, Deborah K. Swadling, Kerrie M. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Veytia, Devi. Ward, Peter. Weldrick, Christine K. Yang, Guang. (2022) Status, change, and futures of zooplankton in the Southern Ocean.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Hollyman, Philip R. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Collins, Martin A. . (2022) Population characteristics of benthopelagic Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Pisces: Myctophidae) on the continental shelf of South Georgia (Southern Ocean) during austral summer.

Liszka, Cecilia M. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Wootton, Marianne. Fielding, Sophie . Murphy, Eugene J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2022) Plankton and nekton community structure in the vicinity of the South Sandwich Islands (Southern Ocean) and the influence of environmental factors.

Thorpe, Sally E. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2022) Spatial and temporal variability and connectivity of the marine environment of the South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean.

2021

Rowlands, Emily. Galloway, Tamara. Cole, Matthew. Lewis, Ceri. Peck, Victoria . Thorpe, Sally . Manno, Clara . (2021) The effects of combined ocean acidification and nanoplastic exposures on the embryonic development of Antarctic krill.

Murphy, Eugene J. . Johnston, Nadine M. . Hofmann, Eileen E. Phillips, Richard A. . Jackson, Jennifer A. . Constable, Andrew J. Henley, Sian F. Melbourne-Thomas, Jess. Trebilco, Rowan. Cavanagh, Rachel D. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Saunders, Ryan A. . Barnes, David K.A. . Costa, Daniel P. Corney, Stuart P. Fraser, Ceridwen I. Höfer, Juan. Hughes, Kevin A. . Sands, Chester J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Trathan, Philip N. . Xavier, José C. (2021) Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems.

Bartlett, Jesamine C. Convey, Peter . Hughes, Kevin . Thorpe, Sally . Hayward, S.A.L. (2021) Ocean currents as a potential dispersal pathway for Antarctica’s most persistent non-native terrestrial insect.

2020

Manno, C. . Fielding, S. . Stowasser, G. . Murphy, E.J. . Thorpe, S.E. . Tarling, G.A. . (2020) Continuous moulting by Antarctic krill drives major pulses of carbon export in the north Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean.

Carter-Gates, Michael. Balestreri, Cecilia. Thorpe, Sally E. . Cottier, Finlo. Baylay, Alison. Bibby, Thomas S. Moore, C. Mark. Schroeder, Declan C. (2020) Implications of increasing Atlantic influence for Arctic microbial community structure.

Meyer, Bettina. Atkinson, Angus. Bernard, Kim S. Brierley, Andrew S. Driscoll, Ryan. Hill, Simeon L. . Marschoff, Enrique. Maschette, Dale. Perry, Frances A. Reiss, Christian S. Rombolá, Emilce. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Trathan, Philip N. . Zhu, Guoping. Kawaguchi, So. (2020) Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and ecological adaptation.

Waluda, Claire M. . Staniland, Iain J. . Dunn, Michael J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Grilly, Emily. Whitelaw, Mari. Hughes, Kevin A. . (2020) Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea.

2019

Thorpe, Sally E. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2019) Circumpolar patterns in Antarctic krill larval recruitment: an environmentally-driven model.

Belcher, Anna . Henson, Stephanie . Manno, Clara . Hill, Simeon . Atkinson, A. Thorpe, Sally . Fretwell, Peter . Ireland, Louise . Tarling, Geraint . (2019) Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone.

2018

Flaviani, Flavia. Schroeder, Declan C. Lebret, Karen. Balestreri, Cecilia. Highfield, Andrea C. Schroeder, Joanna L. Thorpe, Sally E. . Moore, Karen. Pasckiewicz, Konrad. Pfaff, Maya C. Rybicki, Edward P. (2018) Distinct oceanic microbiomes from viruses to protists located near the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Fielding, Sophie . Klevjer, Thor. Ryabov, Alexey. Somerfield, Paul J. (2018) Varying depth and swarm dimensions of open-ocean Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 (Euphausiacea) over diel cycles.

Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2018) Temporal changes in abundances of large calanoid copepods in the Scotia Sea: comparing the 1930s with contemporary times.

Belcher, Anna . Manno, Clara . Thorpe, Sally . Tarling, Geraint . (2018) Acantharian cysts: high flux occurrence in the bathypelagic zone of the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean.

Waller, Catherine L. Griffiths, Huw J. . Waluda, Claire M. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Loaiza, Iván. Moreno, Bernabé. Pacherres, Cesar O. Ryan, Peter. Suaria, Giuseppe. Isobe, Atsuhiko. Hughes, Kevin A. . (2018) Microplastics in the Southern Ocean.

Schmidt, Katrin. Brown, Thomas A. Belt, Simon T. Ireland, Louise C. . Taylor, Kyle W. R. Thorpe, Sally D. . Ward, Peter. Atkinson, Angus. (2018) Do pelagic grazers benefit from sea ice? Insights from the Antarctic sea ice proxy IPSO 25.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2018) Oceanic swarms of Antarctic krill perform satiation sinking.

2017

Meyer, Bettina. Freier, Ulrich. Grimm, Volker. Groeneveld, Jürgen. Hunt, Brian P. V. Kerwath, Sven. King, Rob. Klaas, Christine. Pakhomov, Evgeny. Meiners, Klaus M. Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica. Murphy, Eugene J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Stammerjohn, Sharon. Wolf-Gladrow, Dieter. Auerswald, Lutz. Götz, Albrecht. Halbach, Laura. Jarman, Simon. Kawaguchi, So. Krumpen, Thomas. Nehrke, Gernot. Ricker, Robert. Sumner, Michael. Teschke, Mathias. Trebilco, Rowan. Yilmaz, Noyan I. (2017) The winter pack-ice zone provides a sheltered but food-poor habitat for larval Antarctic krill.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Ward, Peter. Thorpe, Sally E. . (2017) Spatial distributions of Southern Ocean mesozooplankton communities have been resilient to long-term surface warming.

Murphy, Eugene J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Watkins, Jonathan L. Fielding, Sophie . Underwood, Philip. (2017) Restricted regions of enhanced growth of Antarctic krill in the circumpolar Southern Ocean.

Waller, Catherine L. Griffiths, Huw J. . Waluda, Claire M. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Alamo, Ivan. Moreno, Bernabé. Pacherres, Cesar. Hughes, Kevin . (2017) Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: an emerging area of research.

2016

Silk, Janet R.D. Thorpe, Sally E. . Fielding, Sophie . Murphy, Eugene J. . Trathan, Philip N. . Watkins, Jonathan L. Hill, Simeon L. . (2016) Environmental correlates of Antarctic krill distribution in the Scotia Sea and southern Drake Passage.

Tyrrell, Toby. Tarling, Geraint A. . Leakey, Raymond J.G. Cripps, Gemma. Thorpe, Sally . Richier, Sophie. Moore, C. Mark. (2016) Preface to special issue (Impacts of surface ocean acidification in polar seas and globally: a field-based approach).

2015

Tynan, Eithne. Clarke, Jennifer S. Humphreys, Matthew P. Ribas-Ribas, Mariana. Esposito, Mario. Rérolle, Victoire M.C. Schlosser, C. Thorpe, Sally E. . Tyrrell, Toby. Achterberg, Eric P. (2015) Physical and biogeochemical controls on the variability in surface pH and calcium carbonate saturation states in the Atlantic sectors of the Arctic and Southern Oceans.

2014

Thorpe, Sally . (2014) JR274 physical oceanographic analyses.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2014) Instantaneous movement of krill swarms in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Young, Emma . Thorpe, Sally . Banglawala, Neelofer. Murphy, Eugene . (2014) Variability in transport pathways on and around the South Georgia shelf, Southern Ocean: Implications for recruitment and retention.

2013

Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2013) Mesozooplankton in the Southern Ocean: spatial and temporal patterns from Discovery Investigations.

Xavier, J. C. . Louzao, M. Thorpe, S. E. . Ward, P. Hill, C. Roberts, D. Croxall, J. P. Phillips, R. A. . (2013) Seasonal changes in the diet and feeding behaviour of a top predator indicate a flexible response to deteriorating oceanographic conditions.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Fielding, Sophie . Thorpe, Sally E. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2013) School characteristics of mesopelagic fish at South Georgia.

Trathan, P.N. . Brandon, M.A. Murphy, E.J. . Thorpe, S.E. . (2013) Transport and structure within the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to the north of South Georgia.

Hill, Simeon . Reid, Keith. Thorpe, Sally . Hinke, Jefferson. Watters, George. (2013) A compilation of parameters for a krill-fishery predator model of the Scotia Sea and Antarctic Peninsula (working paper version).

Murphy, E.J. . Hofmann, E.E. Watkins, J.L. Johnston, N.M. . Piñones, A. Ballerini, T. Hill, S.L. . Trathan, P.N. . Tarling, G.A. . Cavanagh, R.A. . Young, E.F. . Thorpe, S.E. . Fretwell, P. . (2013) Comparison of the structure and function of Southern Ocean regional ecosystems: The Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia.

2012

Murphy, E. J. . Watkins, J.L. Trathan, P.N. . Reid, K. Meredith, M.P. . Hill, S.L. . Thorpe, S.E. . Johnston, N.M. . Clarke, A. . Tarling, G.A. . Collins, M.A. . Forcada, J. . Atkinson, A. Ward, P. Staniland, I.J. . Pond, D.W. Cavanagh, R.A. . Shreeve, R.S. Korb, R.E. Whitehouse, M.J. Rodhouse, P.G. Enderlein, P. Hirst, A.G. Martin, A.R. Briggs, D.R. Cunningham, N.J. Fleming, A.H. . Editors: Rogers, Alex D. Johnston, Nadine M. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Clarke, Andrew (2012) Spatial and Temporal Operation of the Scotia Sea Ecosystem.

Renner, Angelika H.H. Thorpe, Sally E. . Heywood, Karen J. Murphy, Eugene J. . Watkins, Jon L. Meredith, Michael P. . (2012) Advective pathways near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula: Trends, variability and ecosystem implications.

Trathan, P.N. . Murphy, E.J. . Forcada, J. . Croxall, J.P. Reid, K. Thorpe, S.E. . Editors: Boyd, I.L. Wanless, S. Camphyusen, C.J (2012) Physical forcing in the southwest Atlantic: ecosystem control.

Ward, Peter. Whitehouse, Mick. Meredith, Mike . Murphy, Eugene . Shreeve, Rachael. Korb, Rebecca. Watkins, Jon. Thorpe, Sally . Woodd-Walker, Rachel. Brierley, Andrew. Cunningham, Nathan. Grant, Sharon. Bone, Doug. (2012) The Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front: physical and biological coupling at South Georgia.

Thorpe, Sally E. . Heywood, Karen J. Brandon, Mark A. Stevens, David P. (2012) Variability of the southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current front north of South Georgia.

Boehme, Lars. Biuw, Martin. Fedak, Mike. Nicholls, Keith . Thorpe, Sally . Meredith, Mike . Editors: Collins, K. Griffiths, G (2012) Animals as exploratory underwater vehicles.

Thorpe, Sally E. . Heywood, Karen J. Stevens, David P. Brandon, Mark A. (2012) Tracking passive drifters in a high resolution ocean model: implications for interannual variability of larval krill transport to South Georgia.

Ward, Peter. Atkinson, Angus. Venables, Hugh . Tarling, Geraint . Whitehouse, Michael. Fielding, Sophie . Collins, Martin Anthony . Korb, Rebecca. Black, Andrew. Stowasser, Gabriele . Schmidt, Katrin. Thorpe, Sally . Enderlein, Peter. (2012) Food web structure and bioregions in the Scotia Sea: A seasonal synthesis.

Meredith, Michael P. . Watkins, Jon L. Murphy, Eugene J. . Ward, Peter. Bone, Douglas G. Thorpe, Sally E. . Grant, Sharon A. Ladkin, Russell S. (2012) Southern ACC Front to the northeast of South Georgia: pathways, characteristics, and fluxes.

Meredith, Michael P. Watkins, Jon L. Murphy, Eugene J. . Cunningham, Nathan J. Wood, Andrew G. Korb, Rebecca. Whitehouse, Mick J. Thorpe, Sally E. . Vivier, Frédéric. (2012) An anticyclonic circulation above the Northwest Georgia Rise, Southern Ocean.

Murphy, E.J. . Watkins, J.L. Meredith, M.P. . Ward, P. Trathan, P.N. . Thorpe, S.E. . (2012) Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front to the northeast of South Georgia: horizontal advection of krill and its role in the ecosystem.

Murphy, E.J. . Thorpe, S.E. . Watkins, J.L. Hewitt, R. (2012) Modeling the krill transport pathways in the Scotia Sea: spatial and environmental connections generating the seasonal distribution of krill.

Brandon, Mark A. Naganobu, Mikio. Demer, David A. Chernyshkov, Pavel. Trathan, Phillip N. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Kameda, Takahiko. Berezhinskiy, Oleg A. Hawker, Elizabeth J. Grant, Sharon. (2012) Physical oceanography in the Scotia Sea during the CCAMLR 2000 survey, austral summer 2000.

Trasviña, A. Heywood, Karen J. Renner, A.H.H. Thorpe, S.E. . Thompson, A.F. Zamudio, L. (2012) The impact of high-frequency current variability on dispersion off the eastern Antarctic Peninsula.

2011

Charrassin, J.-B. Roquet, F. Park, Y.-H. Bailleul, F. Guinet, C. Meredith, Michael M. . Nicholls, Keith . Thorpe, Sally . McDonald, B. Costa, D.P. Tremblay, I. Goebel, M. Muelbert, M. Bester, M.N. Plötz, J. Bornemann, H. Timmermann, R. Hindell, M. Meijers, A. Coleman, R.C. Field, I.C. McMahon, C.M. Rintoul, S.R. Sokolov, S. Boehme, Lars. Lovell, P. Fedak, M.A. Biuw, Martin. Nøst, O.A. Lydersen, C. Kovacs, K.M. Editors: Hall, J. Harrison, D.E. Stammer, D (2011) New insights into Southern Ocean physical and biological processes revealed by instrumented elephant seals.

Boehme, Lars. Kovacs, K. Lydersen, C. Nøst, O.A. Biuw, Martin. Charrassin, J.-B. Roquet, F. Guinet, C. Meredith, Michael . Nicholls, Keith . Thorpe, Sally . Costa, D.P. Block, B. Hammill, M. Stenson, G. Muelbert, M. Bester, M.N. Plötz, J. Bornemann, H. Hindell, M. Rintoul, S. Lovell, P. Fedak, M.A. Editors: Hall, J. Harrison, D.E. Stammer, D (2011) Biologging in the global ocean observing system.

2010

Boehme, Lars. Meredith, Michael P. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Biuw, Martin. Fedak, M. (2010) Antarctic Circumpolar Current frontal system in the South Atlantic: monitoring using merged Argo and animal-borne sensor data.

Thompson, Andrew F. Heywood, Karen J. Thorpe, Sally . Renner, Angelika H.H. Trasviña, Armando. (2010) Surface circulation at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula from drifters.

Renner, Angelika H.H. Heywood, Karen J. Thorpe, Sally E. . (2010) Validation of three global ocean models in the Weddell Sea.

Cresswell, Katherine A. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Burrows, Michael T. Wiedenmann, John. Mangel, Marc. (2010) Diel vertical migration of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is flexible during advection across the Scotia Sea.

Boehme, L. Lovell, P. Biuw, M. Roquet, F. Nicholson, J. Thorpe, S.E. . Meredith, M.P. . Fedak, M. (2010) Technical note: Animal-borne CTD-satellite relay data loggers for real-time oceanographic data collection.

Korb, R.E. Whitehouse, M.J. Atkinson, A. Thorpe, S.E. . (2010) Magnitude and maintenance of the phytoplankton bloom at South Georgia: a naturally iron-replete environment.

Ward, P. Whitehouse, M.J. Shreeve, R.S. Thorpe, S.E. . Atkinson, A. Korb, R.E. Pond, D.W. Young, E.F. . (2010) Plankton community structure south and west of South Georgia (Southern Ocean): links with production and physical forcing.

2009

Whitehouse, M.J. Korb, R.E. Atkinson, A. Thorpe, S.E. . Gordon, M. (2009) Formation, transport and decay of an intense phytoplankton bloom within the High-Nutrient Low-Chlorophyll belt of the Southern Ocean.

Biuw, M. Boehme, L. Guinet, C. Hindell, M. Costa, D. Charrasin, J.-B. Roquet, F. Bailleul, F. Meredith, M. . Thorpe, S. . Tremblay, Y. McDonald, B. Park, Y.-H. Rintoul, S.R. Bindoff, N. Goebel, M. Crocker, D. Lovell, P. Nicholson, J. Monks, F. Fedak, M.A. (2009) Variations in behaviour and condition of a Southern Ocean top predator in relation to in situ oceanographic conditions.

2008

Thorpe, S.E. . Murphy, E.J. . Watkins, J.L. (2008) Circumpolar connections between Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) populations: investigating the roles of ocean and sea ice transport.

Boehme, L. Thorpe, S.E. . Biuw, M. Fedak, M. Meredith, M.P. . (2008) Monitoring Drake Passage with elephant seals: frontal structures and snapshots of transport.

Thorpe, Sally E. . Stevens, David P. Heywood, Karen J. (2008) Comparison of two time-variant forced eddy-permitting global ocean circulation models with hydrography of the Scotia Sea.

Murphy, Eugene J. . Trathan, Philip N. . Watkins, Jon L. Reid, Keith. Meredith, Michael P. . Forcada, Jaume . Thorpe, Sally E. . Johnston, Nadine M. . Rothery, Peter. (2008) Climatically driven fluctuations in Southern Ocean ecosystems.

Meredith, Michael P. . Brandon, Mark A. Murphy, Eugene J. . Trathan, Philip N. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Bone, Douglas G. Chernyshkov, Pavel P. Sushin, Viacheslav A. (2008) Variability in hydrographic conditions to the east and northwest of South Georgia, 1996–2001.

2007

Korb, Rebecca E. Whitehouse, Mick J. Thorpe, Sally E. . Gordon, Marina. (2007) Primary production across the Scotia Sea in relation to the physico-chemical environment.

Hill, S.L. . Reid, K. Thorpe, S.E. . Hinke, J. Watters, G.M. (2007) A compilation of parameters for ecosystem dynamics models of the Scotia Sea-Antarctic Peninsula region.

Tarling, G.A. . Cuzin-Roudy, J. Thorpe, S.E. . Shreeve, R.S. Ward, P. Murphy, E.J. . (2007) Recruitment of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba in the South Georgia region: adult fecundity and the fate of larvae.

Murphy, E.J. . Watkins, J.L. Trathan, P.N. . Reid, K. Meredith, M.P. . Thorpe, S.E. . Johnston, N.M. . Clarke, A. . Tarling, G.A. . Collins, M.A. . Forcada, J. . Shreeve, R.S. Atkinson, A. Korb, R. Whitehouse, M.J. Ward, P. Rodhouse, P.G. Enderlein, P. Hirst, A.G. Martin, A.R. Hill, S.L. . Staniland, I.J. . Pond, D.W. Briggs, D.R. Cunningham, N.J. Fleming, A.H. . (2007) Spatial and temporal operation of the Scotia Sea ecosystem: a review of large-scale links in a krill centred food web.

Ward, Peter. Shreeve, Rachael. Atkinson, Angus. Korb, Beki. Whitehouse, Mick. Thorpe, Sally . Pond, David. Cunningham, Nathan. (2007) Plankton community structure and variability in the Scotia Sea: austral summer 2003.

Abrahamsen, P., Tarling, G., Firing, Y., King, B., Marzocchi, A., Burson, A., Hendry, K., Henley, S., Liszka, C., Manno, C., Ward, F., Woodward, M., Wootton, M., Brunetta, M., Song, Y., & Thorpe, S. (2024). Dissolved nutrient and particulate material concentrations and phytoplankton abundance and community composition from cruise JC211 to South Georgia, Southern Ocean, February 2021 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/eef71670-f6dc-46f6-9143-7569599854e5
Whitehouse, M., Hendry, K., Tarling, G., Thorpe, S., & ten Hoopen, P. (2022). Macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the island of South Georgia and the wider Scotia Sea, the Antarctic Peninsula, and in the Bellingshausen Sea between 1980 and 2009 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4014370f-8eb2-492b-a5f3-6dc68bf12c1e
Thorpe, S., Heywood, K., Brandon, M., & Stevens, D. (2017). Mean position of the Southern Antarctic Circumpolar Current Front in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Polar Data Centre; British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council; Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK.. https://doi.org/10.5285/833dc1aa-5774-48c2-8d3c-1a1dc0a9858c

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Modelling Movement of Antarctic Krill

The MMAK project is using state-of-the-art ocean-sea ice models to improve our understanding of processes that influence the distribution of krill in the South Orkney Islands region.

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Impact of Plastic in the Polar Regions

This project investigated plastic pollution across Arctic and Antarctic environments. Scientists collected water, ice, and sediment samples to quantify macro and microplastic pollution, track its sources, and assess its impact on polar wildlife.

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New South Sandwich Islands research

A special issue of the journal Deep-Sea Research which includes contributions from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists features a range of new research which increases our understanding of the understudied South Sandwich Islands.

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Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published today (4 August 2021) in Marine Frontiers reveals. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) […]

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Krill provide a highway for ocean carbon storage

Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. Scientists knew that the carbon-rich […]

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Research priorities for effective krill management

An international ‘Krill Action Group’, including experts from the British Antarctic Survey, has identified several research priorities to advance the understanding of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and improve the management […]

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Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storage

Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. The new study is published […]

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Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths

A new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]

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Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival

An international study involving British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has shed light on how the larvae of Antarctic krill – small shrimp-like crustaceans – use sea ice to ensure their […]

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