Arctic’s last refuge for ice-dependent species disappearing as region warms
Ice cover in a marine protected area in the Far North – potentially the last refuge for Arctic animals that depend on sea ice for their survival – is disappearing twice as fast as ice in the rest of the Arctic Ocean.
The finding is part of a study recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that also reveals the area is comprised of two dynamic sub-regions.
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