@article{oai:nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp:00010110,
 author = {Quesada, A. and Camacho, A. and Rochera, C. and Velazquez, D. and Quesada, A. and Camacho, A. and Rochera, C. and Velazquez, D.},
 issue = {3},
 journal = {Polar science, Polar science},
 month = {Nov},
 note = {This article describes the development of an international and multidisciplinary project funded by the Spanish Polar Programme on Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island, South Shetlands). The project adopted Byers Peninsula as an international reference site for coastal and terrestrial (including inland waters) research within the framework of the International Polar Year initiative. Over 30 scientists from 12 countries and 26 institutions participated in the field work, and many others participated in the processing of the samples. The main themes investigated were: Holocene changes in climate, using both lacustrine sediment cores and palaeo-nests of penguins; limnology of the lakes, ponds, rivers and wetlands; microbiology of microbial mats, ecology of microbial food webs and viral effects on aquatic ecosystems; ornithology, with investigations on a Gentoo penguin rookery (Pygoscelis papua) as well as the flying ornithofauna; biocomplexity and life cycles of species from different taxonomic groups; analysis of a complete watershed unit from a landscape perspective; and human impacts, specifically the effect of trampling on soil characteristics and biota.Byers Peninsula offers many features as an international reference site given it is one of the largest ice-free areas in the Antarctic Peninsula region, it has a variety of different landscape units, and it hosts diverse aquatic ecosystems. Moreover, the Byers Peninsula is a hotspot for Antarctic biodiversity, and because of its high level of environmental protection, it has been very little affected by human activities. Finally, the proximity to the Spanish polar installations on Livingston Island and the experience derived from previous expeditions to the site make it logistically feasible as a site for ongoing monitoring and research., 南極生態系の国際比較サイトがIPYのイニシアチブのもとでリビングストン島バイヤー半島に設置され、12か国、26研究機関から30名以上の研究者が野外観測に参加した。バイヤー半島は南極半島周辺における最も大きな露岩域の１つであり、生物多様性のホットスポットとして知られている。主たる研究は湖沼堆積物と古いペンギン営巣地からの試料を用いた完新世(Holocene)の気候変動、陸水学研究、微生物学研究､鳥糞試料からの分類・生態学研究、土壌や植生の踏みつけ等の人為的インパクト等である。},
 pages = {181--187},
 title = {Byers Peninsula: A reference site for coastal, terrestrial and limnetic ecosystem studies in maritime Antarctica},
 volume = {3},
 year = {2009}
}