A research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found the first unequivocal proof that Antarctica is not isolated, with the discovery that foreign kelp had drifted 20,000 kilometres before surfing to the continent’s icy shores. The kelp’s journey...
In Seno Ballena, scientists from the Research Center Dynamics of High Latitudes Marine Ecosystems (IDEAL) of the Universidad Austral de of Chile installed sensors that will allow them to measure the chemical characteristics of deep water. A group of scientists from...
An IDEAL Center study in the Southern Ocean revealed how the proliferation of salps, poorly studied marine invertebrates, could reduce the abundance of a key link in the trophic webs of the white continent. A study led by Dr. Humberto González, director of the...
The crustacean’s ability to survive at low temperatures will determine whether or not it will be able to establish itself in Antarctica, where it could become a problem for local communities. The crab, Halicarcinus planatus, is a small crustacean dwelling off...
