News and Updates from the SCAR Life Science Groups.
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A workshop on "Using models to improve our understanding of Antarctic krill and their ecological role in the Southern Ocean" is being held in individual…
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EG-ABI meeting announced
22 Mar 2021The Expert Group on Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics supports the Antarctic and Southern Ocean biodiversity science community to come together, share resources and expertise, and ask… -
New publication on benthic coastal food webs
10 Mar 2021A new publication, titled "Latitudinal changes in the trophic structure of benthic coastal food webs along the Antarctic Peninsula", has been published in Marine Environmental Research.… -
A new publication, titled "Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities", has been published in Biological Reviews. The publication is the outcome of SCAR's…
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Obituary: Dr. Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña
31 Dec 2020SCAR is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña after a sudden illness. Daniel was a member of the Chilean Antarctic Program… -
A new paper on the Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife has been published in Science of the Total Environment. The work is an outcome of…
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A new synthesis paper investigates the Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Antarctica. The paper was published in Antarctic Science and contributes to SCAR's 'State of the…
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A virtual workshop to evaluate change in Antarctic krill populations and to develop solutions for the future sampling of krill will be held on 26-30…
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The SCAR Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey has produced a report on the Status and Trends of Southern Ocean Zooplankton. Zooplankton are a…
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Commentary published on the implications of sea-ice management for Arctic biogeochemistry The SCAR-sponsored research community on Biogeochemical Exchange Processes at Sea-Ice Interfaces (BEPSII) has published…
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New SKAG publication on the future of krill
16 Oct 2020The SCAR Krill Action Group (SKAG) has published a new paper, titled "Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and… -
Advanced review: Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving
14 Oct 2020A new advanced review, titled "Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice‐shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research", has been published by Wiley Online… -
The SCAR EG-BAMM Wildlife Health Monitoring group are hosting an online webinar to discuss past, present and future impacts on the Health of Polar Wildlife.…
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New Publication: Life in Extreme Environments
06 Oct 2020A new book, titled Life in Extreme Environments: Insights in Biological Capability, edited by Guido di Prisco, Howell G. M. Edwards, Josef Elster and Ad H. L. Huiskes has been… -
BEPSII Annual Meeting Moves Online
14 Jul 2020The BEPSII annual meeting will be held online in the week of August 24-28 (UTC zone). The meeting will consist of an early-career scientist event…
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