JB-LTER 2017-2019
The Jang Bogo Long-term Ecological Research (JB-LTER 2017-2019)
- Studies on Biodiversity and Changing Ecosystems around Jang Bogo Station, Ross Sea, Antarctica
We have been proposed to determine biodiversity and the present ecosystem status/change of Antarctic terrestrial and coastal environments, especially around Jang Bogo Station by quantifying spatial/temporal variability on a regular basis, to investigate and understand the present adaptation of Antarctic organisms and status of ecosystem using multi-level approaches, and further to predict future impacts in this project JBG-LTER.
The main goal is to address how biodiversity and ecosystem around Jang Bogo Station responds to environmental change. We are focusing on the following sub-goals:
○ Survey of biodiversity around Jang Bogo Station and reconstruction of evolutionary history of some photosynthetic
algae, bryophyte, protozoa and mollusks by phylogeography and population genetic studies
○ Observation of the long-term changes of terrestrial and shallow water biodiversity and community structure around
Jang Bogo Station
○ Construction and operation of Korea-New Zealand-Italy Joint observing platform
○ Study on resilience and response of ecological constituents to environmental change
