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    • Effects of people on Antarctic ecosystems infographic.
    Rights: Chown et al (2015). The changing form of Antarctic biodiversity. Nature, 522: 431-438, CC BY-ND 4.0 Published 19 January 2021 Size: 69 KB Referencing Hub media

    Humans are changing Southern Ocean ecosystems1 in many ways, both directly (purple-blue arrows) and indirectly (red arrows).

    1. ecosystem: An interacting system including the biological, physical, and chemical relationships between a community of organisms and the environment they live in.

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      2. An interacting system including the biological, physical, and chemical relationships between a community of organisms and the environment they live in.

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