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...view from the hilltop, overlooking McMurdo Sound on the eastern side of Antarctica, is deceiving. A closer look at the seemingly lifeless land- and seascape reveals an amazing abundance of life. Like most of the coastal waters around the continent, McMurdo Sound is filled with plankton and fish, and its thick ice is perforated by the breathing holes of Weddell seals. Nearby Cape Royds is home to thousands of Adelie penguins, which hatch their eggs in the world's southernmost rookery. Skuas -- seagull-like scavenger birds -- scout the breathing holes and the margins between sea ice and land, seeking seal...
...high levels of ultraviolet damage the chlorophyll pigment vital for photosynthesis in phytoplankton, slowing the marine plants' growth rate by as much as 30%. That, in turn, could threaten krill, shrimplike creatures that feed on phytoplankton and are a key link in Antarctica's food chain. Says El-Sayed: "Fish, whales, penguins and winged birds all depend very heavily on krill. If anything happened to the krill population, the whole system would collapse...
...continent's only two species of flowering land plants, a grass and a pearlwort. Off the coast is one of the world's most productive marine ecosystems. Antarctica supports 35 species of penguins and other birds, six varieties of seals, twelve kinds of whale and nearly 200 types of fish...
Fishiest Trend. Egged on by a growing interest in low-calorie, low-fat eating, fish fanciers widened their horizons in the '80s, moving beyond such familiars as salmon, bass and sole to nibble on once scorned ocean trash -- dogfish, skate and the impossibly ugly monkfish (often marketed under its seductive French monicker, lotte). New Zealand's orange roughy, among other imported novelties, made its appearance at supermarkets and dinner tables. Most fashionable of all: fresh tuna, usually served rare, and Hawaii's mahimahi...
...Ersatz Ascendancy. From Japan came salty, rubbery surimi, a processed fish paste that appeared on countless menus under the guise of lobster and crab legs. In the interest of dietary moderation, Americans during the '80s consumed an astonishing variety of re-engineered foods and beverages, including low-cal salad dressings and lite mayonnaise, diet yogurts and calorie-skimping frozen dinners...