The Ross Sea and its primary producers
The Ross Sea is one of the most productive areas in the Antarctic Ocean, being an area characterized by a high seasonal and regional variety of primary production and carbon…
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15/03/2023
How to strengthen the connection between science and politics?
The Antarctic area presents itself already threatened by the increasing impact of several anthropogenic activities that affect its environmental, scientific, and historical values. These impacts include climate change, pollution, habitat…
15/02/2023
How to identify ecologically highly important regions?
Humankind and their activities have changed the marine ecosystems throughout history and more recently in time, Marine Protected Areas (MPA) have become an increasingly popular and responsive tool for management…
15/01/2023
Use of drones to study polar bears behaviour
The increase in temperatures that has been observed in the Arctic has resulted in a fast deterioration of the seasonal sea ice cover, being that the greatest threat to the…
15/12/2022
King Penguins – climatic events with different outcomes!
Events characterized by high temperatures in the oceans have become increasingly common, including in the Southern Ocean. This Ocean, where numerous species live, most of which are endemic to this…
15/11/2022
Symbiosis between Art and Polar Science
In the past, artists accompanied scientific expeditions to illustrate discoveries, landscapes, new species and more. Later, photographers began to integrate campaigns to inspire their work and later held exhibitions. Antarctica…
15/10/2022
Bottom Trawling and the Sponge community in the Barents Sea
Bottom trawling, as its name implies, consists of a large conical net with a wide mouth and a small, closed end. In this type of fishing, the result is the…
15/09/2022
Plastics in Antarctica? What we know
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, continue to be one of the most remote places on the planet. However, as a consequence of human growth, these places are also increasingly subject…
15/08/2022
Strong Recovery of Humpback Whale in the South Atlantic
We often take for granted today was once severely threatened and continues to demand strong protection. An example of this situation was the countless species of whales commercially exploited during…
15/07/2022
How to better count Emperor Penguins from space
In recent years, the development of remote sensing technologies to study wildlife has changed the way we can understand certain ecosystems that are inaccessible for scientists due to their inhospitable…
15/06/2022