Poor outlook for Antarctic biodiversity
An international study involving scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has debunked the popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental shape than the […]
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New study reveals what penguins eat
Read more of: New study reveals what penguins eatThe longest and most comprehensive study to date of what penguins eat is published this month. The study, published in the journal Marine Biology, examines the diets of gentoo penguins […]
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FEATURED PAPER: Ecosystem Services
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Ecosystem ServicesIntensifying pressures from fisheries, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change are driving global declines in marine biodiversity. Despite widespread conservation efforts there is a growing argument that traditional approaches have […]
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Conservation plans to protect the albatross
Read more of: Conservation plans to protect the albatrossThe UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is this week launching an ambitious conservation effort to help protect the albatross. South Georgia is a globally important […]
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Albatrosses use different regions when on migration
Read more of: Albatrosses use different regions when on migrationA new study of the movements of sub-Antarctic albatrosses tracked from two remote islands some 5,000 km apart, shows that although the birds from each breeding site take similar routes around the Southern Ocean, they forage in different areas for the majority of the time. The results are published this month in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.
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UK reaffirms commitment to protecting Antarctica
Read more of: UK reaffirms commitment to protecting AntarcticaInternational declaration marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
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NEWS STORY: Fighting for space on the seabed
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Fighting for space on the seabedNew research highlights differences between the tropics and the poles Rivalry between species is common the world over as animals fight for territory and resources such as food. But, according […]
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White-chinned Petrel Tracking
Read more of: White-chinned Petrel Tracking13 satellite tags were attached to white-chinned petrel chicks prior to their departure from Bird Island. The birds were tracked in near real-time using the Argos system.
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NEWS STORY: Explaining sea lion decline
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Explaining sea lion declineThe southern sea lion population of the Falkland Islands witnessed a dramatic decline during the last century with numbers falling by 95 per cent between the 1930s and 1960s. It […]
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Managing South Orkney’s seafloor communities
Read more of: Managing South Orkney’s seafloor communitiesSO-AntEco was a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) led expedition undertaken in conjunction with an international team of scientists from the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) AntEco research programme.
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NEWS STORY: Antarctic life is highly diverse
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Antarctic life is highly diverseAntarctica more diverse and biologically rich than previously thought The team of scientists, led by Monash University, along with colleagues from the British Antarctic Survey, University of Waikato in New […]
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NEWS STORY: New Antarctic conservation assessment
Read more of: NEWS STORY: New Antarctic conservation assessmentPrince Albert II of Monaco supports Antarctic conservation assessment HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco recently closed a historic meeting of biodiversity and Antarctic experts, convened for three days in […]
