FISH, CRUSTACEANS, AND THE SEA-FLOOR UNDER THE ROSS ICE SHELF

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作者
BRUCHHAUSEN, PM
RAYMOND, JA
JACOBS, SS
DEVRIES, AL
THORNDIKE, EM
DEWITT, HH
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT PHYSIOL & BIOPHYS,URBANA,IL 61801
[2] UNIV MAINE,DEPT OCEANOG,WALPOLE,ME 04573
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D O I
10.1126/science.203.4379.449
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Baited traps and a camera lowered through the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, at a point 475 kilometers from the open Ross Sea and to 597 meters below sea level revealed the presence of fish, many amphipods, and one isopod. Biological or current markings were not evident on a soft bottom littered with subangular lumps. A fish was caught through a crevasse 80 kilometers from the shelf edge. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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页码:449 / 451
页数:3
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