Fragile Environment (IMAGE)

National Oceanography Centre, UK

Fragile Environment

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This is an aggregation of seastars, Odontaster validus, at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 32 m depth. Also visible are giant ribbon worms, Parborlasia corrugatus. The unique seafloor communities of Antarctica are threatened by human disturbance.

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Photo by R. B. Aronson

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