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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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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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.137.3531.679 2024-06-23T07:47:43+00:00 Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf Littlepage, Jack L. Pearse, John S. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.137.3531.679 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.137.3531.679 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 137, issue 3531, page 679-681 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1962 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.137.3531.679 2024-05-24T12:53:48Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf Sea ice AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf Science 137 3531 679 681
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description 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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Pearse, John S.
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Pearse, John S.
Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf
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title_short Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf
title_full Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf
title_fullStr Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf
title_full_unstemmed Biological and Oceanographic Observations under an Antarctic Ice Shelf
title_sort biological and oceanographic observations under an antarctic ice shelf
publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
publishDate 1962
url 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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Ross Ice Shelf
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Ross Ice Shelf
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Ross Ice Shelf
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