Shrinking habitats for Arctic species
by 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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- Europe (3704)
- Northern Europe (869)
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (52)
- Exact location (12.1651 E, 79.0142 N)
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Taken on 30
August
2018
Submitted on 3 February 2019
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Mariasilvia Giamberini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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