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New Australian Map To Enhance Conservation Of Species In Ice-Free Antarctica - Asia News Today

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SYDNEY, Jan 30 (NNN-AAP) – Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica’s ice-free land that they say, will help protect the continent’s biodiversity. The team, led by researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, unveiled the new high-resolution map today, as well as, a hierarchical classification system of the ecosystems in ice-free Antarctica. According to the study, permanently ice-free land covers…

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New database on life in ice-free Antarctica collects centuries worth of records

Penguins and seabirds account for 15 per cent of records in the new database. Photo: Chris Wilson AFTER 16 years, Australian Antarctic scientists have created a database of more than 35,600 records of plant and animal life in ice-free areas of the continent in a boost for future studies. The records, some more than 200 years old, are now accessible in a central database which covers 1890 species of plants, microbes and animals. Australi…

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