Researchers have discovered 77 species that manage to survive under the Ekstrom ice shelf in Antarctica
An oasis under the ice of Antarctica lasted almost 6 thousand years / Фото: Wikipedia, Pixabay
The marine ecosystem, the existence of which was considered impossible, is 5800 thousand years old, despite the fact that it is dark and there is practically no food there.
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Among the animals found after drilling two wells about 200 meters deep were saber moss animals and unusual worms, writes Express.
The oasis is located near the Neumeier III station in southeastern part of the sea Weddell.
Most of the species found usually feed on microalgae, or phytoplankton, but no plants or algae can live in this environment.
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Scientists have suggested that animals have enough algaebrought under the ice shelf from open water.
Interestingly, four kinds out of 77 reproduce with the same intensity as in open habitats.
Another surprise was to find out how long life has existed here: an oasis of life has continuously existed for several thousand years under the ice shelf.
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We will remind, earlier it was reported that a glacier the size of Britain breaks away from Antarctica.
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Source From: Segodnya
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