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Global warming could upset Antarctic foodchain
2014-01-02 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Resting near the bottom of the food chain, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) underpin much of the Southern Ocean's ecosystem. But in a rapidly warming world, these hugely-abundant crustaceans could see their habitat shrink considerably. In a recent paper in PLOS ONE, scientists predict that Antarctic krill could lose 20 percent of their growth habitat, or 1.2 million square kilometers. "Antarctic krill are an important food species for many animals including year-round Southern Ocean residents...
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