For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica
Most people picture Antarctica as a frozen continent of wilderness, but people havebeen living and building there for decades. Now, for the first time, we can revealthe human footprint across the entire continent.Our research, published today in the journal Nature Sustainability, found that whilebui...
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The Conversation Media Group Ltd
2019
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Summary: | Most people picture Antarctica as a frozen continent of wilderness, but people havebeen living and building there for decades. Now, for the first time, we can revealthe human footprint across the entire continent.Our research, published today in the journal Nature Sustainability, found that whilebuildings and disturbance cover a small portion of the whole continent, it has anoutsized impact on Antarcticas ecosystem. |
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