Ecology & biodiversity

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1. New polar ship reaches first construction milestone

   Keel-laying ceremony at Cammell Laird

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2. Polar ecologist prepares for the ice – Blog no. 1

   New blog from ecologist Jes Bartlett who’s heading to spend the summer working at Signy Island Research station. Here she talks about preparing cargo in her blog: The Cargo Deadline […]

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3. Nature’s ocean fertiliser

   Scientists have discovered that Antarctic krill – a tiny shrimp-like crustacean – plays a key role in fertilising the Southern Ocean with iron, which stimulates the growth of phytoplankton, the […]

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4. Subantarctic seabed creatures and past climate

   A new marine biodiversity study in one of the largest Marine Protected Areas in the world reveals the impact of environmental change on subantarctic seabed animals and answers big questions […]

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5. Review of threats to seabirds

   A review of breeding distributions, population trends, threats and key priorities for conservation actions on land and at sea for the 29 species covered by the Agreement on the Conservation […]

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6. Albatrosses use different regions when on migration

   A 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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7. Penguin colonies at risk from erupting volcano

   A volcano erupting on a small island in the Sub Antarctic is depositing ash over one of the world’s largest penguin colonies.

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8. Shellfish study published this month

   New technologies and techniques used in a scientific study of the shells of oysters, mussels, clams and scallops reveal clues about how these commercially valuable species may fare in a changing world, and how discarded shells from the aquaculture industry could benefit the environment.

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9. Biodiversity at BAS Cambridge

   The key objective is to identify and implement management techniques which will as far as possible be sympathetic to wildlife and encourage native species, in order to sustain and enhance biodiversity at BAS Cambridge.

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10. UK reaffirms commitment to protecting Antarctica

    International declaration marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

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11. NEWS STORY: Fighting for space on the seabed

    New 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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12. Continuous Plankton Recorder

    Continuous Plankton Recorder collected long-term data on plankton in the Southern Ocean which sit at the base of the food chain and are very sensitive to change.

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