Sea Ice (IMAGE)

American Institute of Biological Sciences

Sea Ice

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An unusual intersection of climate patterns intensified sea ice and glacier melt in the spring of 2001-2002. Two Antarctic Long Term Ecological Research Sites (LTERs) were poised to observe the many ecosystem repercussions.

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S.Corosini/Palmer LTER via CC by-SA 4.0

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