The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey
A low-temperature marineaquarium has been maintained at the British Antarctic Survey(BAS) headquarters in Cambridge for over 15 years. In 1988 acompletely new aquarium system was designed and construct ed toprovide a cold-water environment for holding a variety ofAntarctic fishes and invertebrates....
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Springer
1997
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514770/ https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 |
id |
ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:514770 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:514770 2024-01-07T09:40:02+01:00 The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey Ward, J.P. Peck, L.S. 1997 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514770/ https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 unknown Springer Ward, J.P.; Peck, L.S. orcid:0000-0003-3479-6791 . 1997 The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey. Aquarium Science and Conservation, 1 (1). 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 <https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947> Marine Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1997 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 2023-12-08T00:03:07Z A low-temperature marineaquarium has been maintained at the British Antarctic Survey(BAS) headquarters in Cambridge for over 15 years. In 1988 acompletely new aquarium system was designed and construct ed toprovide a cold-water environment for holding a variety ofAntarctic fishes and invertebrates. The philosophy behind the newAntarctic aquarium is to provide a controlled environment in asystem that is simple to maintain. One of the most importantenvironmental conditions is the provision of a continuous low airtemperature and controlled sea water temperature, to facilitatethe transfer of specimens between holding and research facilitieswithout there being a significant difference between air andwater temperatures. In this way specimens are freed from thedangers of temperature stress. This paper describes how theseconditions have been established. It outlines the design,construction and operation of the BAS Marine Aquarium, one of theUK's most unusual marine researchfacilities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Freed ENVELOPE(164.333,164.333,-71.483,-71.483) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive |
op_collection_id |
ftnerc |
language |
unknown |
topic |
Marine Sciences |
spellingShingle |
Marine Sciences Ward, J.P. Peck, L.S. The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey |
topic_facet |
Marine Sciences |
description |
A low-temperature marineaquarium has been maintained at the British Antarctic Survey(BAS) headquarters in Cambridge for over 15 years. In 1988 acompletely new aquarium system was designed and construct ed toprovide a cold-water environment for holding a variety ofAntarctic fishes and invertebrates. The philosophy behind the newAntarctic aquarium is to provide a controlled environment in asystem that is simple to maintain. One of the most importantenvironmental conditions is the provision of a continuous low airtemperature and controlled sea water temperature, to facilitatethe transfer of specimens between holding and research facilitieswithout there being a significant difference between air andwater temperatures. In this way specimens are freed from thedangers of temperature stress. This paper describes how theseconditions have been established. It outlines the design,construction and operation of the BAS Marine Aquarium, one of theUK's most unusual marine researchfacilities. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Ward, J.P. Peck, L.S. |
author_facet |
Ward, J.P. Peck, L.S. |
author_sort |
Ward, J.P. |
title |
The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey |
title_short |
The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey |
title_full |
The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey |
title_fullStr |
The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey |
title_full_unstemmed |
The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey |
title_sort |
coldwater marine aquarium at the british antarctic survey |
publisher |
Springer |
publishDate |
1997 |
url |
http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514770/ https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(164.333,164.333,-71.483,-71.483) |
geographic |
Antarctic Freed |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic Freed |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic British Antarctic Survey |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic British Antarctic Survey |
op_relation |
Ward, J.P.; Peck, L.S. orcid:0000-0003-3479-6791 . 1997 The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey. Aquarium Science and Conservation, 1 (1). 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 <https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947> |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018375331947 |
_version_ |
1787430409425911808 |