Fish, Crustaceans, and the Sea Floor Under the Ross Ice Shelf

Baited traps and a camera lowered through the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, at a point 475 kilometers from the open Ross Sea and to 597 meters below sea level revealed the presence of fish, many amphipods, and one isopod. Biological or current markings were not evident on a soft bottom littered with s...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Bruchhausen, P. M., Raymond, J. A., Jacobs, S. S., DeVries, A. L., Thorndike, E. M., DeWitt, H. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1979
Subjects:
Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Sea
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.449
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.203.4379.449
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Summary:Baited traps and a camera lowered through the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, at a point 475 kilometers from the open Ross Sea and to 597 meters below sea level revealed the presence of fish, many amphipods, and one isopod. Biological or current markings were not evident on a soft bottom littered with subangular lumps. A fish was caught through a crevasse 80 kilometers from the shelf edge.

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