Long-term monitoring of atmospheric pollution in the Maritime Antarctic with the lichen Usnea aurantiaco-atra (Jacq.) Bory: a magnetic and elemental study

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Carvallo, Claire, Godoy, Nathaly, Aguilar, Bertha, Egas, Claudia, Fuentealba, Raúl, Préndez, Margarita
• Other Authors: VID, Universidad de Chile, INACH-Conicyt, INACH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Bory; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102021000419; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102021000419

Abstract Antarctica is a natural research laboratory thanks to its unique climate, geography, flora and fauna. The conservation of Antarctica's environment is monitored through the Madrid Protocol; however, there are local pollution problems associated with human activities such as research and...