Taylor's Valley: What the History of Antarctica's 'Heroic Era' Can Contribute to Contemporary Ecological Research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

• Published in: Environment and History
• Main Author: Howkins, Adrian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: White Horse Press 2016
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous); History; Geography, Planning and Development; East Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Griffith; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096734016x14497391602125; https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/eh/2016/00000022/00000001/art00003

With a particular focus on ecosystem response to climate change, this paper investigates how a study of Griffith Taylor's 1911 expedition into the McMurdo Dry Valleys in East Antarctica might contribute to contemporary ecological research in the region. As the location of a Long Term Ecological...