Zooplankton are small animals that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water but cannot swim against currents. Zooplankton come in all different sizes, some are too small to see with the naked eye and some jellyfish can grow to be 6 ft long and weigh 400 lb. In Antarctica, zooplankton are very important to the health of the ecosystem. They act as the main food source for large apex predators like whales, seals, penguins and other marine birds. We'll be showing you what some of the important Antarctic zooplankton look like, how we study them and some of the threats they face with continuing global climate change.
Project Description:
The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study area is located to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending South and North of the Palmer Basin from onshore to several hundred kilometers off shore. The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, including sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting sites of seabird predators. The Palmer LTER is one of more 26 LTER research sites located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Tahiti; each focused on a specific ecosystem, that together constitute the LTER Network.
Source: http://pal.lternet.edu/
The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study area is located to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending South and North of the Palmer Basin from onshore to several hundred kilometers off shore. The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, including sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting sites of seabird predators. The Palmer LTER is one of more 26 LTER research sites located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Tahiti; each focused on a specific ecosystem, that together constitute the LTER Network.
Source: http://pal.lternet.edu/
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Kate Ruck
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