Warming oceans could put seabirds out of sync with prey
Seabirds may struggle to find food for their chicks as they are unable to shift their breeding seasons as the climate warms, a new study suggests. Rising sea temperatures in […]
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Protecting Marine Ecosystems in the South Atlantic
Read more of: Protecting Marine Ecosystems in the South AtlanticThis three-year project aims to leave a legacy of robust information about the marine ecosystem as well as oceanographic and food web modelling that will provide the scientific information necessary to develop policies to manage marine ecosystem resources, especially those relating to food security and eco-tourism.
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Brachiopods resilient to past environmental change
Read more of: Brachiopods resilient to past environmental changeA new study concludes that a seafloor dwelling marine invertebrate is more resilient to environmental change than expected. The paper, led by researchers at British Antarctic Survey, is published today […]
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Research mission to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea ice
Read more of: Research mission to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea iceHeavy sea ice conditions have thwarted a science mission from reaching the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica from which a large iceberg broke off in July 2017. A team […]
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Marine habitat maps important for Antarctica’s biodiversity
Read more of: Marine habitat maps important for Antarctica’s biodiversityThe UK government is committed to the long-term protection of over four million km2 of the world oceans which fall within the UK’s Overseas Territories. Prioritising which parts of the […]
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Blue mussel shape is a powerful indicator for environmental change
Read more of: Blue mussel shape is a powerful indicator for environmental changeTemperature, salinity and food supply are key influences on the shape of common blue mussels (Mytilus spp.), reveals a new study involving scientists from British Antarctic Survey. The research is […]
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First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Read more of: First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystemA team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice […]
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Life in the slow lane
Read more of: Life in the slow laneA new study from British Antarctic Survey shows how five common Antarctic marine invertebrates (animals without a backbone) use less energy to feed, grow and reproduce than their temperate and […]
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Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zone
Read more of: Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zoneA new study from the British Antarctic Survey shows how lanternfish, small bioluminescent fish, are likely to respond to the warming of the Southern Ocean. Lanternfish are one of the […]
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Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right Whales
Read more of: Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right WhalesAn international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia this month (January) to carry out the first scientific whale survey […]
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Larsen-C Benthos
Read more of: Larsen-C BenthosThe Larsen-C Benthos project studied benthic biodiversity on the seabed exposed by the 2017 calving of the Larsen-C Ice Shelf.
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Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths
Read more of: Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depthsA new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]
