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The biological significance of open water within the sea ice covers of the polar regions
The popular concept of the sea ice of the Polar regions as unbroken areas of snow and ice is far from reality. There are in fact always considerable areas of open water, including some of considerable size which are normally to be found in the same place from year to year. The mapping of these areas has lately been much facilitated by remote sensing from polar orbiting satellites. This unusual ecological niche has been exploited by a specialized community of plants and animals.
History
Publication title
EndeavourVolume
12Pagination
21-27ISSN
0160-9327Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1GbRights statement
0 1988. Pergamon Press plc.Repository Status
- Restricted