New atlas of Southern Ocean marine life
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 25 August 2014
The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean, created by 147 scientists from 22 countries, maps over 9,000 species from microbes to whales. It aids conservation, highlights biodiversity, and forecasts climate change impacts using genetic and distribution data.
Keywords: Southern Ocean, marine biodiversity, Biogeographic Atlas,species distribution, conservation, Antarctic research
Blue blood on ice – How an Antarctic octopus survives the cold
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 11 March 2015
A study reveals that the Antarctic octopus Pareledone charcoti uses high levels of haemocyanin to transport oxygen efficiently in icy waters. This unique adaptation may also help it tolerate warming seas better than other Antarctic species.
Keywords: Antarctic octopus, haemocyanin, oxygen transport, cold adaptation, Pareledone charcoti, marine biology
Billions of juvenile fish under the Arctic sea ice
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 12 October 2015
Scientists discovered over nine billion juvenile polar cod living under Arctic sea ice using specialized nets. These fish, vital to the Arctic food web, likely drift from Siberian spawning grounds. Their role may grow as warming seas shrink other populations.
Keywords: polar cod, Arctic Ocean, sea ice nursery, juvenile fish, Boreogadus saida, Arctic food web
