Abstract Ice-free areas occupy< 0.5% of Antarctica and are unevenly distributed across the
continent. Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in ice free areas are strongly influenced by …

The strong air temperature warming between the 1950s and 2016 in the Antarctic Peninsula
region 1 exceeded the global average warming 2, 3 with evident impacts on terrestrial …

Abstract 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to
the Antarctic Treaty. Terrestrial ice-free areas constitute approximately 0.18% of Antarctica …

Antarctica is the last pristine environment on Earth, its biota being adapted to the harsh and
extreme polar climate. Until now, soil formation and vegetation development in continental …

In this study we aim to describe the processes leading to the creation of a specific periglacial
and aeolian landsystem, which evolves around the hyaloclastite breccia boulders on James …

The small ice-free areas of Antarctica provide an essential habitat for most evident terrestrial
biodiversity, as well as being disproportionately targeted by human activity. Visual detection …

We outline teaching and research activities relating to pedology and soil survey, and some
other soil-related work involving geomechanics, both in New Zealand and Antarctica, carried …

Based on the available evidence and studies, freshwater resources can be intensely
affected by climate change, with extensive consequences for human communities and …

Based on the available evidence and studies, freshwater resources can be intensely
affected by climate change, with extensive consequences for human communities and …

The depth of seasonal thaw (the active layer depth) integrates a range of soil and
atmospheric climate variables and has potential to provide a clear signal of a changing …