News Headline

Extreme melt season leads to decade-long ecosystem changes in Antarctic polar desert

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-08-07

An abnormal season of intense glacial melt in 2002 triggered multiple distinct changes in the physical and biological characteristics of Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys over the ensuing decade, new research led by the University of Colorado Boulder shows.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2017-08-extreme-season-decade-long-ecosystem-antarctic.html