Extremophile in the tropics... of Antarctica
My adventures in microbial ecology at Palmer LTER.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Declining sea ice in the West Antarctic Peninsula
Adelie penguins depend on sea ice for their breeding grounds. Their numbers are now declining due to warming of the West Antarctic Peninsula and receding sea ice.
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_warming_of_antarctica_a_citadel_of_ice_begins_to_melt/2342/
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