ANTARCTICA won’t be here for much longer. So says ecologist , who has visited the continent many times over the past 30 years. In , he combines the latest research with anecdotes of his time there.
McClintock’s excellent survey of the state of Antarctica moves nimbly from the break-up of the sea ice to the invasion of king crabs and the gradual disappearance of Adélie penguins. The loss of Arctic sea ice has gained more headlines recently, but he makes a good case that the changes to the Antarctic could ultimately be more profound.
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