Latitudinal Gradient Project The LGP brings together the thoughts and energies of international scientists in a focused way, while maintaining a degree of individual research direction as well as strengthening collaborations between partners in the Ross Sea region. For further information, visit http://www.lgp.aq/

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Algae are microscopic plants and they grow amongst the mosses and always in areas with a regular water supply

The Earth’s rotation and the prevailing Antarctic weather conditions have acted ever since Antarctica split completely from the other Gondwana continents to produce a current flowing around Antarctica from west to east. This current is known as the "great ocean conveyor", because it connects the three great southern hemisphere oce [..]

AntNZ is the government organisation responsible for overseeing New Zealand’s activities in Antarctica. In a cooperative arrangement with the USAP, AntNZ provides logistic support for New Zealand researchers in Antarctica.

A treaty signed by over 40 nations which states that Antarctica must forever be used only for peaceful purposes. It promotes scientific research and the sharing of information between countries.

Bacteria and Archaea are both unicellular organisms that, unlike the Eukaryotes, have no cell nuclei. Although Bacteria and Archaea are similar in appearance, they are actually as different from each other as a human from a butterfly. In fact, one can argue that a bacterium is more different from an archaeon than a human is from a butterfly since t [..]

This occurs the day before you fly home from Scott Base in Antarctica. You have to ‘drag’ all your bags and equipment to a weigh station at the far end of the base. Everything except your ‘carry on’ baggage is taken away and loaded on palettes ready for the flight north.

This is a compound word abbreviating ‘biological diversity’. It refers to the diversity of life that occurs from the level of the gene right through to ecosystems. Quite often it is used to denote or allude to the number of species that live in a particular habitat, for example, ‘biodiversity hotspot’.

This is also a compound word referring to the biodiversity that occurs within a specific area in conjunction with the physical and chemical features (e.g. geology, soil chemistry) that are all collectively responsible for the complexity of the habitat.