http://www.imcoast.org/home/ http://www.imcoast.org/science-blog/muddy-waters-and-slippery-fish-a-good-day-in-jubany/#PageComment_666 Dear tia: eutrophic means high nutrient levels, more algae, the water becomes less clear and, at the bottom of the sea, less oxygen is available "notothenoids" is a group/family of Antarctic fish. Good questions! besos doris Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:37:31 +0100 doris http://www.imcoast.org/science-blog/muddy-waters-and-slippery-fish-a-good-day-in-jubany/#PageComment_666 http://www.imcoast.org/science-blog/muddy-waters-and-slippery-fish-a-good-day-in-jubany/#PageComment_665 @ irmhild: thanks for your question. Eutrophical means basically loaded with nutrients, i.e. nutrient enriched waters; Notothenoids are a group of Antarctic fish. They are so well to live in low water temperatures, e.g. they have antifreeze proteins in their blood. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:28:00 +0100 Valeria http://www.imcoast.org/science-blog/muddy-waters-and-slippery-fish-a-good-day-in-jubany/#PageComment_665 http://www.imcoast.org/science-blog/muddy-waters-and-slippery-fish-a-good-day-in-jubany/#PageComment_658 was ist 1. "euthrophical" 2. "nothothenoid" ?? Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:32:30 +0100 irmhild http://www.imcoast.org/science-blog/muddy-waters-and-slippery-fish-a-good-day-in-jubany/#PageComment_658