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  2. Census of Antarctic Marine Life - Wikipedia

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    The Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) is a field project of the Census of Marine Life that researches the marine biodiversity of Antarctica, how it is affected by climate change, and how this change is altering the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean. [1] [2]

  3. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Antarctica are extremophiles, having adapted to the dryness, low temperatures, and high exposure common in Antarctica. The extreme weather of the interior contrasts to the relatively mild conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula and the subantarctic islands , which have warmer temperatures and more liquid water.

  4. Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and ...

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    This includes the 1994 Recommendation XVIII-1: Guidance for Visitors to the Antarctic as well as the 2004 Guidelines for the Operation of Aircraft Near Concentrations of Birds in Antarctica. [15] Recommendation XVIII-1 provided the main regulations for tourists and expeditions to the Antarctic and required report submissions for their visits. [20]

  5. Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast ... - AOL

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    The next stage for the scientists will be to study how plants colonize recently exposed bare land as Antarctica’s glaciers retreat further. CNN meteorologist Mary Gilbert contributed to this report.

  6. Global biodiversity report shows "catastrophic decline" in ...

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    A shocking new report on global biodiversity is detailing what it calls "a catastrophic decline" in wildlife populations ahead of a major international conference on biodiversity.

  7. Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a ... - AOL

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    Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the ...

  8. Antarctic realm - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica was also part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwanaland, which gradually broke up by continental drift starting 110 million years ago. The separation of South America from Antarctica 30–35 million years ago allowed the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to form, which isolated Antarctica climatically and caused it to become much colder.

  9. Polar ecology - Wikipedia

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    Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere and it also contains the land mass, surrounding islands and the ocean. Polar regions also contain the subantarctic and subarctic zone which separate the polar regions from the temperate regions. Antarctica and the Arctic lie in the polar circles. The polar circles are imaginary lines shown on maps to be ...