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SCAR's 10th International Antarctic Biology Symposium Plan
The first circular for this meeting, which takes place in Sapporo, Japan, on 26-31 July 2009, is now available. This is the first time this prestigious symposium has been held in Asia. For details please visit the symposium website. Deadline for abstract submission is early January 2009. Student and early career scientists within 5 years of Ph.D completion can apply for a discount registration fee.
SCAR SSG-LS Meetings
- Report of XXX SCAR SSG-LS Meeting, 5-7 July 2008, St Petersburg, Russia
- Other papers for St Petersburg meetings
- List of Attendees at St Petersburg Meeting (updated 17 November 2008)
- SSG-LS Report to XXIX SCAR Delegates Meeting, 17-19 July 2006, Hobart, Australia
- SSG-LS Report to XXVIII SCAR Delegates Meeting, 4-8 October 2004, Bremen, Germany
People in SCAR Life Sciences
Code of Conduct for Fieldwork
- Environmental Code of Conduct for Terrestrial Scientific Field Research in Antarctica (revised 12 January 2009).
Recommendations from Life Sciences
Reports & Articles
- SCAR-MarBIN contribution to SCAR Report, 2007
- Report on a Workshop on Terrestrial Biodiversity in the Antarctic - Microbial, Macroscopic, Indigenous and Alien (co-funded by SCAR, NRF and CIB; Stellenbosch, South Africa, 18-20 October 2006)
Action Groups
- Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML)
- SCAR-MarBIN - the Antarctic Marine Biodiversity Information Network
- Action Group on Antarctic Fuel Spills (AGAFS)
- Seeps And Vents Antarctica (SAVAnt) (Cross SSGs Group) Contact: Phil O'Brien (Phil.OBrien@ga.gov.au)
- Prediction of Changes in the Physical and Biological Environment of the Antarctic (PCPBEA) (Cross SSGs Group) Contact: John Turner (J.Turner@bas.ac.uk).
- King George Island Science Coordination Group (cross-SSGs initiative) Contact: Colin Summerhayes (cps32@cam.ac.uk)
- Code of Conduct for the Exploration and Research of Subglacial Aquatic Environments (AG-CCER-SAE) (Cross SSGs Group)
Expert Groups
- Human Biology and Medicine
- Birds and Marine Mammals
Incorporating the former Birds and Seals Groups - Continuous Plankton Recorder Research (CPR)
- Joint SCAR/SCOR Oceanography Expert Group co-sponsored with SSG-PS
Scientific Research Programmes within SSG-LS
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Subglacial Antarctic Lake Exploration (SALE)
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Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic (EBA)
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EBA Newsletters
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Report on Antarctic Gradients Invited Workshop under SCAR's EBA Scientific Research Programme, held 19-21 May 2008 at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK
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'Aliens in Antarctica' - an IPY project on invasive species, contributing to EBA goals. This poster was prepared by Dutch investigators for their contribution to the Aliens IPY project. A more broad ranging report is expected in due course covering the work of all teams involved in the project.
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Data and Information Services
- Antarctic Biodiversity Database
- SCAR-MarBIN - the Antarctic Marine Biodiversity Information Network
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- OBIS - Ocean Biogeographic Information System. MarBIN is the Antarctic node for OBIS.
Partnerships and Links
ACAP - Advisory Committee to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
ACAP is a multilateral agreement which seeks to conserve albatrosses and petrels by coordinating international activity to mitigate known threats to albatross and petrel populations.
SCAR provides an Observer to the annual ACAP meeting. In 2008 it will be Dr Jeroen Creuwels (University of Amsterdam Zoological Museum).
CCAMLR - Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- CCAMLR website
- Report of SCAR-CCAMLR Liaison on the XXVII CCAMLR Meeting, by Graham Hosie
- Report of SCAR Observer on the XXVI CCAMLR Meeting, by Graham Hosie
- SCAR Report to XXVI CCAMLR by Graham Hosie
- Report of SCAR Observer on the XXV CCAMLR Meeting, by Graham Hosie
- SCAR Report to XXV CCAMLR by Graham Hosie
- Report of SCAR Observer on the XXIV CCAMLR Meeting, by Graham Hosie
- SCAR Report to XXIV CCAMLR by Graham Hosie
- Report on XXIII CCAMLR by Edith Fanta
The SCAR link for CCAMLR is Dr Graham Hosie, Australian Antarctic Division (Graham.Hosie@aad.gov.au)
GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
SCAR became an Associate Member of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) on 18 February 2008. For more information, see the news item on the SCAR Science and Business News page. The SCAR link for GBIF is Bruno Danis of SCAR MarBIN.
ICED - Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean Programme
For more information, see how SCAR partners SCOR and other organisations in sponsorship of ICED.
SCOR - Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, Oceanography Expert Group
In addition to the SCAR/SCOR partnership sponsoring ICED (see above), a joint SCAR/SCOR Oceanograpy Expert Group was set up to focus on physical oceanography, while recognising the inter-dependence of physical, chemical and biological processes in the Southern Ocean. It is co-sponsored with the Physical Sciences SSG.
SO-GLOBEC - Southern Ocean component of the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Programme (GLOBEC)
- SO-GLOBEC webpage
- GLOBEC website
- Letter of Agreement between GLOBEC and SCAR on Co-Sponsorship of the Southern Ocean GLOBEC Regional Programme (SO-GLOBEC)
SCAR is a co-sponsor, with GLOBEC, of the Southern Ocean GLOBEC Regional Programme. The SCAR link for GLOBEC is Dr Mike Meredith, British Antarctic Survey (mmm@bas.ac.uk).
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