Shrinking habitats for Arctic species

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Mariasilvia Giamberini
National Council of Research, Pisa, Italy

Arctic ice is decreasing rapidly. In Svalbard, the sea front of glaciers have also shrunk and retreated. These changes affect the food availability for fishes, seabird and seals, which use areas close to glacier fronts to find prey. (Kongsfiorden, Spitzbergen island, NO)

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