Trampling on maritime Antarctica: can soil ecosystems be effectively protected through existing codes of conduct?

Trampling on maritime Antarctica: can soil ecosystems be effectively protected through existing codes of conduct?

Trampling on maritime Antarctica: can soil ecosystems be effectively protected through existing codes of conduct? Pablo Tejedo, Luis R. Pertierra, Javier Benayas, Peter Convey, Ana Justel & Antonio Quesada 1 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, Madrid, ES-28049, Spain 2 British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross...

Effects of human trampling on populations of soil fauna in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.

Antarctic ecosystems are often considered nearly pristine because levels of anthropogenic disturbance are extremely low there. Nevertheless, over recent decades there has been a rapid increase in the number of people, researchers and tourists, visiting Antarctica. We evaluated, over 10 years, the direct impact of foot traffic on the abundance of soil animals and soil properties in Taylor Valley...

Can Handguns Be Effectively Regulated ?

Soil–landform–plant-community relationships of a periglacial landscape on Potter Peninsula, maritime Antarctica

Integrated studies on the interplay between soils, periglacial geomorphology and plant communities are crucial for the understanding of climate change effects on terrestrial ecosystems of maritime Antarctica, one of the most sensitive areas to global warming. Knowledge on physical environmental factors that influence plant communities can greatly benefit studies on the monitoring of climate cha...

Can patient flow be effectively controlled?

BACKGROUND Emergency department (ED) overcrowding may affect the ability to provide quality care and maximize patient flow. Study objectives To analyse the impact of the control of the patient flow during a conflict on ED overcrowding. METHODS During a recent military conflict in Israel the Ministry of Health issued a directive aimed at redirecting the patient flow to EDs in a metropolitan are...