Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf

Animal life has been shown to exist under the Ross Ice Shelf, from samples obtained with bottom-sampling equipment through naturally occurring cracks in the permanent shelf ice. An abundant fauna, comprising at least nine phyla, was found on a mud and rock bottom. This fauna differs somewhat from th...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Littlepage, Jack L., Pearse, John S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1962
Subjects:
Antarctic
Ross Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.137.3531.679
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.137.3531.679
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Summary:Animal life has been shown to exist under the Ross Ice Shelf, from samples obtained with bottom-sampling equipment through naturally occurring cracks in the permanent shelf ice. An abundant fauna, comprising at least nine phyla, was found on a mud and rock bottom. This fauna differs somewhat from that found under nearby seas periodically covered with sea ice 2 to 3 meters thick.

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