Sympagic ecology

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ROV image of krill grazing under the ice. In this image most krill swim in an upside down position directly under the ice. Only one animal (in the middle) is hovering in the open water.

A sympagic environment is one where water exists mostly as a solid, ice, such as a polar ice cap or glacier. Solid sea ice is permeated with channels filled with salty brine. These briny channels and the sea ice itself have its ecology, referred to as "sympagic ecology".

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"Studies on the Arctic pack-ice habitat and sympag... "Studies on the Arctic pack-ice habitat and sympagic meiofauna – seasonal and regional variabilities" e-diss.uni-kiel.de/diss_1205/d1205.pdf - Web

The Arctic: Ocean of Ice The Arctic: Ocean of Ice www.biosbcc.net/ocean/marinesci/04benthon/arcocean.htm - Web

Antarctic life Antarctic life www.glacier.rice.edu/invitation/1_natives.html - Web

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Glaciology Glaciology ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/FAQ.htm - Web

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