Climate change threatens Antarctic krill and the sea life that depends on it
- Written by Devi Veytia, PhD student , University of Tasmania

The Southern Ocean circling Antarctica is one of Earth’s richest marine ecosystems. Its food webs support an abundance of life, from tiny micro-organisms to seals, penguins and several species of whales. But climate change is set to disrupt this delicate balance.
Antarctic krill – finger-sized, swarming crustaceans –...