Saturday, August 26, 2023

Less Glaciers = More Ecosystems?

Or, at least different one? Shrink the glaciers and now you have ecosystems on, under, and around the glacier that will need to adapt. Or, be newly-established.

Interesting stuff! Have a read of The great melt will shape unprotected ecosystems (Nature, 17 August 2023) to learn more. The image below shows the Pedersen Glacier (Alaska) in 1917 and in 2005.

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02490-z


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