The British newspaper The Guardian submitted the study to Andrew Shepherd, head of the Department of Geography at Northumbria University who is not involved in the research. He says the results are “very interesting” and in line with what he himself had already seen.
“Incredibly, indeed,” he continues. “The Antarctic Peninsula has been isolated from the atmosphere for thousands of years. In a few decades, plants have been colonized. It is a barometer of climate change. But it is also a turning point for the region, because it has a leg now.”
The researchers behind the study also expect the appearance of the peninsula to change significantly. “In the future, there could be widespread changes in the ecosystems of the Antarctic Peninsula and the way they function,” they write.
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