Report of the research trips at the coastal ice-free area by the 26th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1985

The coastal research trips were frequently carried out by the 26th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition members for monitoring the Antarctic environment. The research area was the east coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay. The scientific aims of these trips were the study of five ponds which were selected as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haruta Murayama
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1987
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00008536
https://doaj.org/article/1bd0a34fdff94017bc85b9f278db3d44
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Summary:The coastal research trips were frequently carried out by the 26th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition members for monitoring the Antarctic environment. The research area was the east coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay. The scientific aims of these trips were the study of five ponds which were selected as the monitoring stations in 1978,and the census of Adelie penguins and seals. In the present paper an outline of the trips is reported.