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Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2008

T. Tin ,
Z.L. Fleming ,
K.A. Hughes ,
D.G. Ainley ,
P. Convey ,
C.A. Moreno ,
S. Pfeiffer ,
J. Scott  and
I. Snape
T. Tin*
Affiliation:
Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), BP 80358, 45163 Olivet, CEDEX 3, France
Z.L. Fleming
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
K.A. Hughes
Affiliation:
British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK
D.G. Ainley
Affiliation:
H.T. Harvey and Associates, 983 University Avenue, Bldg D, Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA
P. Convey
Affiliation:
British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK
C.A. Moreno
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile
S. Pfeiffer
Affiliation:
University of Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany
J. Scott
Affiliation:
School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 78, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
I. Snape
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, TAS 7050, Australia
*
*[email protected]
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Abstract

We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Chemical contamination and sewage disposal on the continent have been found to be long-lived. Contemporary sewage management practices at many coastal stations are insufficient to prevent local contamination but no introduction of non-indigenous organisms through this route has yet been demonstrated. Human activities, particularly construction and transport, have led to disturbances of flora and fauna. A small number of non-indigenous plant and animal species has become established, mostly on the northern Antarctic Peninsula and southern archipelagos of the Scotia Arc. There is little indication of recovery of overexploited fish stocks, and ramifications of fishing activity on bycatch species and the ecosystem could also be far-reaching. The Antarctic Treaty System and its instruments, in particular the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and the Environmental Protocol, provide a framework within which management of human activities take place. In the face of the continuing expansion of human activities in Antarctica, a more effective implementation of a wide range of measures is essential, in order to ensure comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment, including its intrinsic, wilderness and scientific values which remains a fundamental principle of the Antarctic Treaty System. These measures include effective environmental impact assessments, long-term monitoring, mitigation measures for non-indigenous species, ecosystem-based management of living resources, and increased regulation of National Antarctic Programmes and tourism activities.

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Antarctic Treaty Systemcontaminationecosystem based managementhuman impactsnon-indigenous speciestourism
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Antarctic Science , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 3 - 33
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2009

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