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…But the Microfauna Are at Risk, Too

Photo: Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey
Photo: Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey

Forget not the little guys. Sandhoppers might not get the David Attenborough treatment in documentaries, and they may look better-suited for sushi than being the poster children for conservation. But that doesn’t make their roles any less vital to the Antarctic and other ecosystems where they’re found.