B.+bonaerensis



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Location of Ecosystem & Physical Habitat Features

 * Considered southern hemisphere species
 * Inhabitats all the oceans in the southern hemisphere
 * During the summer -> near Antartica but come winter, the Antartic Minke Whale moves further north
 * Latitude is between 60 degrees south and 90 degrees south
 * Temperatures range from 2 degrees Celcius to -2 degrees Celcius
 * Salinity ranges from 34.5 PPS to 33.5 PPS
 * GEOLOGIC PROCESSES: plate tectonics, volcanism, weather, and climate change
 * Tidal range= High Tide - Low Tide -> So, (.66) - (.48) = .18
 * Currents include: South Pacific, Antartic Circumpolar, Antartic Subpolar, South Atlantic, & South Indian