Fragile Antarctic Marine Life Pounded By Icebergs: Biodiversity Suffering
Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 14:28
in Earth & Climate
Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is going to get hit more frequently. This is due to an increase in the number of icebergs scouring the seabed as a result of shrinking winter sea ice, according to a study in the journal Science.
Read the whole article on Science Daily
More from Science Daily
Related
- Iceberg scour affects biodiversityThu, 17 Jul 2008, 14:29:28 EDT
- Antarctic marine biodiversity data now onlineTue, 31 Mar 2009, 9:59:20 EDT
- Phytoplankton is changing along the Antarctic PeninsulaThu, 12 Mar 2009, 15:06:24 EDT
- Climate-related changes on the Antarctic peninsulaMon, 16 Mar 2009, 15:44:07 EDT
- Census of Marine Life explorers find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, AntarcticSun, 15 Feb 2009, 13:31:10 EST