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The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 9mo ago

The moss beds in Antarctica are like miniature forests – they create their own climate.

#AntarcticaDay #research publication 🥳 Today in GEB, fine-scale data and ultra-high res modelling show that tiny hills and valleys in moss beds create as much thermal variation as a mountain range, with implications for long term health, survival and heatwave impacts. doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Centimetre‐Scale Micro‐Topography Structures Biologically Relevant Microclimates in Antarctic Moss Beds

Aim Polar and alpine plants live at the edge of their physiological limits. Thus, relatively small changes in climate can have disproportionate effects on biological and ecological processes. Antarc...

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Devastating news from Heard Island. Confirmed cases of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic now span more than 140° of longitude

go follow @news.abc.net.au@abc-news.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Breaking: Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard Island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-25/avian-influenza-h5-bird-flu-found-on-heard-island/106050412