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Antarctic Ecosystem: environmental contamination

Entry ID: ECA062

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Summary

Abstract: Although the remote continent of Antarctica is perceived as the symbol of the last great wilderness, the human presence in the Southern Ocean and the continent began in the early 1900s for hunting, fishing and exploration, and many invasive plant and animal species have been deliberately introduced in several sub-Antarctic islands. Over the last 50 years, the development of research and tourism ...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 2007-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL HABITAT

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI > LICHENS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

OCEAN PLATFORMS

Instrument

GC-MS > Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry

Ancillary Keywords

trace metal

deposition trends

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra, Universita Degli Studi di Siena, Italy

Data Center URL: http://www.dst.unisi.it/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERTO BARGAGLI Phone: +39 0577 232828 Fax: +39 0577 232806 Email: bargagli at unisi.it Contact Address: via P. A. Mattioli n.4 City: Siena Province or State: Tuscany Postal Code: 53100 Country: Italy

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-07-06

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-07-12

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