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Year in review: Sea ice loss will shake up ecosystems

Polar bears aren’t the only organisms affected by Arctic melting

ivory gull

COMPLEX CONSEQUENCES The endangered ivory gull spends a lot of its time on highly concentrated sea ice. Researchers are investigating how sea ice decline will affect these birds and other organisms.

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By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

In a better world, it would be the big news of the year just to report that Arctic sea ice shrank to 4.14