There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of
1.1° C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental …

The Antarctic environment is extremely cold, windy and dry. Ozone depletion has resulted in
increasing ultraviolet-B radiation, and increasing greenhouse gases and decreasing …

Implementing effective conservation action requires spatial prioritization exercises to be
functionally integrated with a process for developing an implementation strategy. There is …

The seasonal movement of the zero-degree isotherm across the Southern Ocean and
Antarctic Peninsula drives major changes in the physical and biological processes around …

Antarctic environmental change is accelerating with significant regional and global
consequences making it critically important for Antarctic research knowledge to inform …

Environmental conservation requires identification of biological and ecological values,
application of protection measures and, thereafter, regular and periodic sampling. The …

Background The Antarctic Penguin Biogeography Project is an effort to collate all known
information about the distribution and abundance of Antarctic penguins through time and to …

Protection of specific species, generally through the implementation of an associated action
plan, is a conservation tool used commonly in areas under national jurisdiction. The …

Agreements reached at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCMs) are among the
primary means for addressing Antarctic conservation and environmental protection issues …

Free-living terrestrial mites (Acari) have persisted through numerous glacial cycles in
Antarctica. Very little is known, however, of their genetic diversity and distribution …