FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND THE SEAFLOOR UNDER THE ROSS ICE SHELF.

P. M. Bruchhausen; J. A. Raymond; S. S. Jacobs; A. L. DeVries; E. M. Thorndike; H. H. DeWitt

FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND THE SEAFLOOR UNDER THE ROSS ICE SHELF.

P. M. Bruchhausen, J. A. Raymond, S. S. Jacobs, A. L. DeVries, E. M. Thorndike, H. H. DeWitt

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Until recently, the existence of life in the relatively deep cul-de-sacs beneath the large Antarctic ice shelves was primarily a topic of speculation. Evidence for life was limited to the collection of specimens in or through natural cracks in the shelf ice: diatoms obtained near the surface 520 km from the open sea and amphipods and a fish obtained about 25 km from the leading edge and at depths of 40 to 75 m. Fish have also been taken from a proglacial lake adjacent to another ice shelf. Since the completion of an access hole through the Ross Ice Shelf at 82 degree 22. 5 prime S, 168 degree 37. 5 prime W, 475 km from the open Ross Sea several additional pieces of evidence for life have been obtained. We report here some of the observations made with a camera and baited traps.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Unknown Host Publication Title
Publisher	Van Nostrand Reinhold Co
Pages	335-341
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	0442279620
State	Published - 1984
Externally published	Yes

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