(Table 1) UK research stations, refuges and major depots between 1944 and 2010


Autoria(s): Hughes, Kevin A; Fretwell, Peter; Rae, James William B; Holmes, Keith; Fleming, Andrew
Cobertura

MEDIAN LATITUDE: -65.817019 * MEDIAN LONGITUDE: -60.674973 * SOUTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -75.608000 * WEST-BOUND LONGITUDE: -71.566700 * NORTH-BOUND LATITUDE: -60.616700 * EAST-BOUND LONGITUDE: -26.214000 * MINIMUM ELEVATION: 35.0 m * MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 35.0 m

Data(s)

10/05/2011

Resumo

Globally, areas categorically known to be free of human visitation are rare, but still exist in Antarctica. Such areas may be among the most pristine locations remaining on Earth and, therefore, be valuable as baselines for future comparisons with localities impacted by human activities, and as sites preserved for scientific research using increasingly sophisticated future technologies. Nevertheless, unvisited areas are becoming increasingly rare as the human footprint expands in Antarctica. Therefore, an understanding of historical and contemporary levels of visitation at locations across Antarctica is essential to a) estimate likely cumulative environmental impact, b) identify regions that may have been impacted by non-native species introductions, and c) inform the future designation of protected areas under the Antarctic Treaty System. Currently, records of Antarctic tourist visits exist, but little detailed information is readily available on the spatial and temporal distribution of national governmental programme activities in Antarctica. Here we describe methods to fulfil this need. Using information within field reports and archive and science databases pertaining to the activities of the United Kingdom as an illustration, we describe the history and trends in its operational footprint in the Antarctic Peninsula since c. 1944. Based on this illustration, we suggest that these methodologies could be applied productively more generally.

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text/tab-separated-values, 235 data points

Identificador

https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811465

doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.811465

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

PANGAEA

Direitos

CC-BY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

Access constraints: unrestricted

Fonte

Supplement to: Hughes, Kevin A; Fretwell, Peter; Rae, James William B; Holmes, Keith; Fleming, Andrew (2011): Untouched Antarctica: mapping a finite and diminishing environmental resource. Antarctic Science, 23(06), 537-548, doi:10.1017/S095410201100037X

Palavras-Chave #Abbreviation; Adelaide_St; Admiralty_Bay_St; Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers_Is_St; Blaiklock_Is_St; Cape_Geddes_St; Cape_Reclus_St; Comment; Damoy_Point_St; Danco_Is_St; Deception_Is_St; Detaille_Is_St; Event label; Faraday_St; Fossil_Bluff_St; Halley_RS; Hope_Bay_St; Horseshoe_Is_St; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Latitude of event; Livingston_Island_Station; Longitude of event; Number of individuals; Number of years; Orford_Cliff_St; Port_Lockroy_St; Prospect_Point_St; Rasmussen_Hut_St; Research station; Rothera_St; RS; Sandefjord_Bay_St; Signy_RS; Size; Sky_Blu_St; Station; Status; Stonington_Is_St; View_Point_St
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