Lobster krill, Munida gregaria, plays a central role in the food web around the Falkland Islands. Photo: Shallow Marine Surveys Group The marine food web around the Falkland Islands, with numerous species at the lower and upper trophic levels, is controlled by only a...
Antarctic krill forms the most important component in the Antarctic food web and is the basis of life for whales, seals, fish, penguins and other seabirds. Photo: Dan Costa Antarctic krill plays the central role in the Southern Ocean food web as a food source for...
The Greenland ice sheet has not been included in Arctic mercury budgets despite increasing annual meltwater discharge to the ocean and high mercury levels in Arctic organisms. The results of the current study are likely to change that. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger...
In the 1970s, sea otters were found everywhere around the Aleutian Islands. They are the guardians of the kelp forest ecosystem. Photo: Lilian Carswell, US Fish and Wildlife Service They are fluffy, extremely cute and the most important predator in the kelp forests...
Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella), here a male, live on islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. The largest population lives on South Georgia. Photo: Julia Hager The whiskers play an essential role for seals in their search for food. Thanks to their...
