Computer model predicts vastly different ecosystem in Antarctica's Ross Sea in the coming century
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 16:01
in Earth & Climate
The Ross Sea, a major, biologically productive Antarctic ecosystem, "clearly will be extensively modified by future climate change" in the coming decades as rising temperatures and changing wind patterns create longer periods of ice-free open water, affecting the life cycles of both predators and prey, according to a paper published by researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).