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Polar research: Six priorities for Antarctic science

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  • Mahlon C. Kennicutt

    (Mahlon C. Kennicutt II is professor emeritus of oceanography at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, and past-president of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.)

  • Steven L. Chown

    (Steven L. Chown is professor of biological sciences at Monash University, Victoria, Australia.)

  • John J. Cassano

    (John J. Cassano is in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.)

  • Daniela Liggett

    (Daniela Liggett is at Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.)

  • Rob Massom

    (and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Hobart, Australia.)

  • Lloyd S. Peck

    (Lloyd S. Peck is at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK.)

  • Steve R. Rintoul

    (Steve R. Rintoul is at the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.)

  • John W. V. Storey

    (John W. V. Storey is in the School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.)

  • David G. Vaughan

    (David G. Vaughan is at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK.)

  • Terry J. Wilson

    (Terry J. Wilson is in the School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.)

  • William J. Sutherland

    (William J. Sutherland is in the Conservation Science Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.)

Abstract

Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, Steven L. Chown and colleagues outline the most pressing questions in southern polar research, and call for greater collaboration and environmental protection in the region.

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  • Mahlon C. Kennicutt & Steven L. Chown & John J. Cassano & Daniela Liggett & Rob Massom & Lloyd S. Peck & Steve R. Rintoul & John W. V. Storey & David G. Vaughan & Terry J. Wilson & William J. Sutherla, 2014. "Polar research: Six priorities for Antarctic science," Nature, Nature, vol. 512(7512), pages 23-25, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:512:y:2014:i:7512:d:10.1038_512023a
    DOI: 10.1038/512023a
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