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The Science Show|Science Show - 2008-06-14 Episode
Voyage to the Southern Ocean
This week on The Science Show Margot Foster takes us on a voyage aboard the Aurora Australis, Australia's research vessel which works in Antarctica. We'll travel from Hobart to the deep Southern Ocean. On board we'll join scientists at work as they sample plants, animals and ocean water. Vast areas of Antarctic waters are described as a black hole of biodiversity knowledge. Very little is known about the ecology. The race is on to learn as much as possible, quickly, as it's thought this region will be hit hard by changing ocean acidity caused by atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolving into ocean water.
[ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]
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