The Ross Sea, Antarctica:
One of Earth's last unexploited "Large Marine Ecosystems"
Adélie Penguins at a breeding colony
on Ross Island, Antarctica,
looking out at the Ross Sea. Photo by Viola Toniolo 2002
Towards the conservation of the Ross Sea Shelf Ecosystem, Oikonos is collaborating with David Ainley at H.T. Harvey and Associates and Grant Ballard at PRBO, Conservation Science, to disseminate knowledge about one of the last unexploited marine regions on Earth.
Main Project Website: Penguinscience.com
Links to documents about the Ross Sea and the benefits of international protection
The Ross Sea, Antarctica, where all ecosystem processes still remain for study
Acquiring a "base datum of normality" for a marine ecosystem: The Ross Sea, Antarctica