Biological research by the British Antarctic Survey

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Holdgate, M. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1965
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell; South Orkney Islands; Charcot; Gerlache; De Gerlache; Skottsberg; Rudmose; Antarc*; Antarctica; Belgica antarctica; British Antarctic Survey; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400058769; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400058769

The Antarctic Peninsula, the islands rising from the Scotia Ridge, and the Falkland Islands are a key area for biologists interested in the origin, relationships, and adaptations of the Antarctic flora and fauna. Of all Antarctic regions, furthermore, this has perhaps been the most intensively studi...