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Studying ecosystem responses to climate change is a major focus of research in the McMurdo Dry Valley region of Antarctica. However, the research itself contributes to climate warming through the carbon emissions these activities produce. As one of the most remote terrestrial research field sites, and the most southerly of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network, conducting research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys requires intense resource investments. Between nearly 20,000 miles of round-trip plane travel, helicopter trips to remote field sites and camps, fuel to power camps and science equipment, waste generated at field camps and labs, and shipping of equipment and samples to and from the continent—the carbon footprint of conducting research in Antarctica is significant.

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Pioneering Sustainable Research Practices in Fragile Polar Ecosystems: Lessons from the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

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    2025年

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  • Krista F. Myers,
  • Emily Reynebeau,
  • Byron J. Adams,
  • Adrian Howkins,
  • Mark Salvatore,
  • John E. Barrett

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Studying ecosystem responses to climate change is a major focus of research in the McMurdo Dry Valley region of Antarctica. However, the research itself contributes to climate warming through the carbon emissions these activities produce. As one of the most remote terrestrial research field sites, and the most southerly of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network, conducting research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys requires intense resource investments. Between nearly 20,000 miles of round-trip plane travel, helicopter trips to remote field sites and camps, fuel to power camps and science equipment, waste generated at field camps and labs, and shipping of equipment and samples to and from the continent—the carbon footprint of conducting research in Antarctica is significant.