娜蒂亞‧佛朗提爾: 在地球上最寒冷的地方生存

在地球上最寒冷的地方生存

南極廣闊、白色的冰面，延伸超過 300 萬公里。在這片廣大海岸的冰層下幾公尺處，存在著一個不可思議、多樣化的王國。超過 8000 多種的海底生物靠著其天生獨有的特徵在此生活。這些物種在如此艱困的環境中，不僅能存活下來，還能茁壯成長，牠們是如何做到的呢?
來自娜蒂亞‧佛朗提爾的調查。

Antarctica’s coastal waters, locked under meters of ice and colder than zero degrees Celsius, shelter a bustling world of over 8,000 species. These creatures endure the planet’s harshest conditions by slowing metabolisms and timing their growth and reproduction with fleeting, sunlit summers. Giant isopods can survive 50 days without eating, while sea spiders grow to dinner-plate size, taking advantage of the region’s oxygen-rich waters. This frozen ecosystem pulses with life, cycling between brief abundance and months of patient dormancy.