Penguin Guano Drives Antarctic Snowmelt via Algal Pigmentation

PravdaReport ·
Russia

In West Antarctica, the relationship between penguin colonies and snowmelt is not merely observational but mechanistic. A study published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (JGRB) identifies a direct causal link between the metabolic output of penguin populations and the accelerated melting of the snowpack. The central driver of this interaction is penguin guano, which acts as a…

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