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The presence of water, snow and ice in abandoned Antarctic buildings can cause serious problems for their preservation. This is due to mechanical damage from the waters changing state and mass, as well as biological damage from the growth of mould and the corrosion of metals in wet conditions.
Freshwater drainage systems, fed by melting of nearby inland-ice and perennial snowdrifts, exist in the south-eastern part of arid, ice-free, coastal Vestfold Hills. Most important is the complex Druzhby system.
The discharge in Tierney Creek from proglacial Chelnok Lake was recorded during the summer of 1987-88. In addition, air temperature, water temperature and radiation were recorded.
This work employed manipulative experiments, in conjunction with statistical power analysis, to quantify the effects of human activity on Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) during the incubation and guard phases of their breeding cycle. Two main questions were addressed: (a) What is the minimum…