Antarctic Seabed Biodiversity

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Title

Antarctic Seabed Biodiversity

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NIWA

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NIWA YouTube

Description

It's a common myth that the oceans surrounding Antarctica hold the most diverse array of animals on earth, but they are home to a collection of species found nowhere else. NIWA benthic ecologist Dr Dave Bowden explains how a unique assemblage of animals evolved on the seabed of Antarctica's continental shelf. This uniqueness is a product of isolation in a very cold environment over 20-30 million years, with ice shelves advancing and retreating.

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Video

URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpV_5WeD_c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Related subjects

NIWA / Our Far South / biodiversity / New Zealand / antarctica / Dave Bowden / seabed

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