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Census of Marine Life

Sea Squirts (Larsen A)

Caption: Fast growing animals, ascidians, found in the Larsen A zone, a possible indication of biodiversity change after the ice shelves' collapse. The animals in the foreground are colonised by two crustaceans and a brittle star.

Credit: © J. Gutt, Alfred Wegener Institute 2007.

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