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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Main Authors: Brooks, S, Jabour, J
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Conversation Media Group Ltd 2019
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Online Access:https://theconversation.com/for-the-first-time-we-can-measure-the-human-footprint-on-antarctica-112856?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest
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spelling ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:131135 2023-05-15T13:55:18+02:00 For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica Brooks, S Jabour, J 2019 application/pdf https://theconversation.com/for-the-first-time-we-can-measure-the-human-footprint-on-antarctica-112856?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131135 en eng The Conversation Media Group Ltd http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131135/1/Brooks and Jabour 2019.pdf Brooks, S and Jabour, J, For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 05 March (2019) [Newspaper Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131135 Environmental Sciences Environmental Science and Management Conservation and Biodiversity Newspaper Article NonPeerReviewed 2019 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T22:29:08Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania)
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For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica
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description 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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Brooks, S and Jabour, J, For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 05 March (2019) [Newspaper Article]
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131135
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