Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula
The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, or Madri Protocol - 1991, was created with the objective of preventing the contamination of the Antarctic environment and to guarantee the preservation of its natural resources. From the past to the presented time the Antarctic is con...
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ftunisinosojs:oai:ojs2.revistas.unisinos.br:article/5113 2024-06-16T07:34:21+00:00 Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula Lixo registrado em áreas livres de gelo em uma Área Antártica Especialmente Gerenciada (AAEG): Baía do Almirantado, ilha Rei George, Península Antártica Sander, Martin Costa, Erli Schneider Balbão, Tatiana C. Carneiro, Ana Paula B. Santos, César R. dos 2021-06-15 application/pdf https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/neotropical/article/view/5113 https://doi.org/10.4013/5113 eng eng Neotropical Biology and Conservation https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/neotropical/article/view/5113/2365 https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/neotropical/article/view/5113 doi:10.4013/5113 Copyright (c) 2021 Neotropical Biology and Conservation Neotropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009): January/April; 36-39 Neotropical Biology and Conservation; v. 4 n. 1 (2009): Janeiro/Abril; 36-39 2236-3777 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftunisinosojs https://doi.org/10.4013/5113 2024-05-23T03:10:12Z The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, or Madri Protocol - 1991, was created with the objective of preventing the contamination of the Antarctic environment and to guarantee the preservation of its natural resources. From the past to the presented time the Antarctic is considered a special area for conservation because it has exclusive environmental characteristics. Admiralty Bay, located on King George Island (South Shetland), is an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) and, at the moment, there are five international stations located there. Since the beginning of its human occupation in 1819, with the arrival of the first sailors a lot of environmental changes can be register. This paper makes the first register of debris in this area, based on studies carried out during the summers of 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005. In total, 186 items were recorded as debris. In our study the majority of the debris was composed of wood (49%), followed by synthetic materials: metal (18%), plastic (16%), miscellaneous (16%) and cement (1%). However, what we can observe is that most of the recorded debris for Admiralty Bay comes from research activities (38%), resulting from remaining construction debris of research support; or equally, abandoned experiments, whose structures were not removed. Key words: South Shetland Island, Admiralty Bay, waste, pollution, environmental impact. O Protocolo sobre Proteção Ambiental do Tratado Antártico, ou Protocolo de Madri, foi criado com o objetivo de prevenir a contaminação do meio ambiente antártico e garantir a preservação dos seus recursos naturais. Desde o passado e ainda no presente, a Antártica é considerada uma área especial para a conservação devido às suas características ambientais únicas. A Baía do Almirantado, localizada na ilha Rei George (Shetland do Sul), é uma Área Antártica Especialmente Gerenciada (AAEG) e, até o presente, tem cinco estações científicas internacionais localizadas na região. Desde o início da ocupação humana em 1819, com ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antártica King George Island Unisinos (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos): SEER Unisinos Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island Admiralty Bay |
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The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, or Madri Protocol - 1991, was created with the objective of preventing the contamination of the Antarctic environment and to guarantee the preservation of its natural resources. From the past to the presented time the Antarctic is considered a special area for conservation because it has exclusive environmental characteristics. Admiralty Bay, located on King George Island (South Shetland), is an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) and, at the moment, there are five international stations located there. Since the beginning of its human occupation in 1819, with the arrival of the first sailors a lot of environmental changes can be register. This paper makes the first register of debris in this area, based on studies carried out during the summers of 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005. In total, 186 items were recorded as debris. In our study the majority of the debris was composed of wood (49%), followed by synthetic materials: metal (18%), plastic (16%), miscellaneous (16%) and cement (1%). However, what we can observe is that most of the recorded debris for Admiralty Bay comes from research activities (38%), resulting from remaining construction debris of research support; or equally, abandoned experiments, whose structures were not removed. Key words: South Shetland Island, Admiralty Bay, waste, pollution, environmental impact. O Protocolo sobre Proteção Ambiental do Tratado Antártico, ou Protocolo de Madri, foi criado com o objetivo de prevenir a contaminação do meio ambiente antártico e garantir a preservação dos seus recursos naturais. Desde o passado e ainda no presente, a Antártica é considerada uma área especial para a conservação devido às suas características ambientais únicas. A Baía do Almirantado, localizada na ilha Rei George (Shetland do Sul), é uma Área Antártica Especialmente Gerenciada (AAEG) e, até o presente, tem cinco estações científicas internacionais localizadas na região. Desde o início da ocupação humana em 1819, com ... |
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Sander, Martin Costa, Erli Schneider Balbão, Tatiana C. Carneiro, Ana Paula B. Santos, César R. dos Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Sander, Martin Costa, Erli Schneider Balbão, Tatiana C. Carneiro, Ana Paula B. Santos, César R. dos |
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Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Debris recorded in ice free areas of an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA): Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
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debris recorded in ice free areas of an antarctic specially managed area (asma): admiralty bay, king george island, antarctic peninsula |
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Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island Admiralty Bay |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula King George Island Admiralty Bay |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antártica King George Island |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antártica King George Island |
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Neotropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009): January/April; 36-39 Neotropical Biology and Conservation; v. 4 n. 1 (2009): Janeiro/Abril; 36-39 2236-3777 |
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Copyright (c) 2021 Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
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