Shiretoko
A Sea of Okhotsk peninsula and surrounding marine area where seasonal sea ice drives a highly productive food web linking plankton, fish, seabirds, marine mammals, rivers and forest wildlife.
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A Sea of Okhotsk peninsula and surrounding marine area where seasonal sea ice drives a highly productive food web linking plankton, fish, seabirds, marine mammals, rivers and forest wildlife. It shows how an ocean process—seasonal sea ice—can shape biodiversity across water, rivers and land rather than stopping at the shoreline.
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It shows how an ocean process—seasonal sea ice—can shape biodiversity across water, rivers and land rather than stopping at the shoreline.
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