Scientific Projects

Scientific Projects

Princess Elisabeth, like all stations in Antarctica, is a scientific research facility. In this section, you will find a short presentation of all science projects conducted at the station.

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    BELDIVA: Microbiology in Antarctica

    The BELDIVA project aims to explore the microbial diversity within a 200 km radius around the Station and observe possible future changes in their diversity due to ecosystem change and human…

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    DELAQUA: Climate Change into Perspective

    Using various biological indicators found in sediments core, scientists participating in the DELAQUA project are trying to put current climate change in Antarctica in perspective with the natural variability of…

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    CAML: Assessing Antarctic Marine Biodiversity

    Initiated in 2006, CAML is a 5-year project which aims to assess the nature, distribution and abundance of all living creatures in the Southern Ocean in order to establish a baseline…