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Category Archives: Environment
Marine Aquarium -British Antarctic Survey (BAS)-
One of the most impressive experiences of this summer was that of having live Antarctic brittle stars in my hands – and I took that unique opportunity to identify them. Where? In the Marine Aquarium of British Antarctic Survey (Cambridge). … Continue reading
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There’s no need to travel back in time to change the evolutionary events
Natural climate change at late Cenozoic, caused by Milankovitch cycles, led to the change in ecological predator-prey conditions: the exclusion of sharks, crabs and many groups of teleosts from Antarctic waters, which meant a return to the conditions of Paleozoic living, … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, benthos, climatic change, ophiuroids
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