Marine habitat maps important for Antarctica’s biodiversity
The 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 […]
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Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change
Read more of: Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental changeThe populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the […]
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Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival
Read more of: Study sheds new light on krill larvae survivalAn international study involving British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has shed light on how the larvae of Antarctic krill – small shrimp-like crustaceans – use sea ice to ensure their […]
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BBC Blockbuster Blue Planet II returns
Read more of: BBC Blockbuster Blue Planet II returnsBlue Planet II – the nature documentary that explores the deepest and darkest realms of the world’s oceans – is back on the BBC some 16 years after it was […]
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Higher Predators – Long-Term Science
Read more of: Higher Predators – Long-Term ScienceHigher Predators carries out long-term science to measure changes in Antarctic ecosystems. The aim is to understand the processes that drive these changes.