Antarctica plays a central role in regulating global climatic and oceanographic patterns and
is an integral part of global climate change discussions. The functioning of Antarctica's …

There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of
1.1° C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental …

Terrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing
combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing …

The polar regions have already experienced some of the planet's strongest climatic change
and, regardless of the warming scenario, these regions will experience profound …

Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity faces multiple threats, from invasive species to climate
change. Yet no large-scale assessments of threat management strategies exist. Applying a …

The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) is the largest notothenioid species in the
Southern Ocean, playing a keystone role in the trophic web as a food source for marine …

Protection of Antarctica's biodiversity and ecosystem values is enshrined in the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which provides for the designation of …

Intensive human exploitation of the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) in its primary
population centre on sub-Antarctic South Georgia, as well as on other sub-Antarctic islands …

This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected science and tourism activities
and their governance in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The pandemic reduced the …

Anthropogenic climate change is causing observable changes in Antarctica and the
Southern Ocean including increased air and ocean temperatures, glacial melt leading to sea …