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A Wanderlust Of Deep-Sea Fauna Under Antarctic Ice Shelf

source: Terra Daily | Jan 25, 07 | submitted by Pat Coate

Antarctic Peninsula - Under the former Larsen ice shelf east of the Antarctic Peninsula, deep-sea sea cucumbers and stalked feather stars were ubiquitously found in shallow waters.

The main aim of the current Polarstern expedition to Antarctica is the investigation of marine ecosystems under the former Larsen ice shelf.


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"The minute we have a better understanding of how ecosystems under the ice shelf work we might dare to put forward prognoses how biodiversity on the seafloor changes with respect to ongoing atmospheric warming."
- Julian Gutt, marine ecologist

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Jan 26 The main aim of the current Polarstern expedition to Antarctica is the investigation of marine ecosystems under the former Larsen ice shelf.protection shoes

- alexa from Jefferson, WI


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