A three year study carried out between 2002 and 2005 that involved scientists from 17 international institutions have discovered more than 700 new species of marine organisms in the deep sea region surrounding Antartica. The study has been published in the current issue of Nature.
Lead author of the study Professor Angelika Brandt from the Zoological Institute and Zoological Museum, University Hamburg says
, “The Antarctic deep sea is potentially the cradle of life of the global marine species. Our research results challenge suggestions that the deep sea diversity in the Southern Ocean is poor. We now have a better understanding in the evolution of the marine species and how they can adapt to changes in climate and environments.”
The study which was part of the ANDEEP project (Antarctic benthic deep-sea biodiversity) has been mainly funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) and BMBF.
Source: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/News_and_Information/Press_Releases/story.php?id=304
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Lead author of the study Professor Angelika Brandt from the Zoological Institute and Zoological Museum, University Hamburg says
, “The Antarctic deep sea is potentially the cradle of life of the global marine species. Our research results challenge suggestions that the deep sea diversity in the Southern Ocean is poor. We now have a better understanding in the evolution of the marine species and how they can adapt to changes in climate and environments.”The study which was part of the ANDEEP project (Antarctic benthic deep-sea biodiversity) has been mainly funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) and BMBF.
Source: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/News_and_Information/Press_Releases/story.php?id=304
Image source: IMSI ClipArt
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