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First "comprehensive inventory" of life in Antarctica

2008-12-04 09:02:52 GMT2008-12-04 17:02:52 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

The first "comprehensive inventory" of marine and land species released by a research team from British Antarctic Survey and University of Hamburg describes the continent as a region rich in biodiversity on Dec. 1, 2008. The inventory includes over 1,200 marine and land species the team found there, most of which live on the deep seabed of Antarctica.(Photo: chinanews.cn)

A group of Crabeater seals swim in the water of Antarctica. (Photo: chinanews.cn)

A little Chinstrap penguin stays with its parent on the Antarctica. (Photo: chinanews.cn)

A group of red starfish is seen on the seabed of Antarctica. (Photo: chinanews.cn)

A researcher finds a huge sponge on the seabed of Antarctica. (Photo: chinanews.cn)

The first "comprehensive inventory" of marine and land species released by a research team from British Antarctic Survey and University of Hamburg describes the continent as a region rich in biodiversity on Dec. 1, 2008. The inventory includes over 1,200 marine and land species the team found there, most of which live on the deep seabed of Antarctica.

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