Environmental management of a scientific field camp in Maritime Antarctica: reconciling research impacts with conservation goals in remote ice-free areas

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Pertierra, Luis R., Hughes, Kevin A., Benayas, Javier, Justel, Ana, Quesada, Antonio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Livingston Island; Byers; Byers peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501604/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501604/1/_ANS_ANS25_02_S0954102012001083a.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102012001083

Currently, a substantial proportion of Antarctic research is carried out through deployment of field camps, but little detailed information on the running of these facilities is often available. The remoteness of camps and the fragility of local Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems make the running of s...