We are pleased to announce that three new APECS representatives have been selected to sit on the SCAR Standing Science Group on Life Sciences (SSG-LS) for a two year period: Fernanda Quaglio (Lead, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil), Jeff Bowman (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, USA) and Henrik Christiansen (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium). Congratulations!
The SCAR SSG-LS coordinates research on understanding the impact of past, current and predicted environmental change on biodiversity and the consequences for adaptation and function; determining the effects of cold, darkness, isolation and pathogens on the health and welfare of scientists and support staff in the Antarctic; and understanding the complexities of the Antarctic environment and predicting the consequences of change.
