South African research in the Southern Ocean : new opportunities but serious challenges

dc.contributor.authorTreasure, Anne M.
dc.contributor.authorMoloney, Coleen L.
dc.contributor.authorBester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
dc.contributor.authorMcQuaid, Christopher D.
dc.contributor.authorFindlay, Kenneth Pierce
dc.contributor.authorBest, Peter B.
dc.contributor.authorCowan, Don A.
dc.contributor.authorDe Bruyn, P.J. Nico
dc.contributor.authorDorrington, Rosemary A.
dc.contributor.authorFagereng, Ake
dc.contributor.authorFroneman, P. William
dc.contributor.authorGrantham, Geoff H.
dc.contributor.authorHunt, Brian P. V.
dc.contributor.authorMeiklejohn, K.I. (Ian)
dc.contributor.authorPakhomov, Evgeny A.
dc.contributor.authorRoychoudhury, Alakendra N.
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Peter G.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Valdon R.
dc.contributor.authorChown, Steven Loudon
dc.contributor.authorAnsorge, Isabelle J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T10:03:02Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T10:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa has a long track record in Southern Ocean and Antarctic research and has recently invested considerable funds in acquiring new infrastructure for ongoing support of this research. This infrastructure includes a new base at Marion Island and a purpose-built ice capable research vessel, which greatly expand research opportunities. Despite this investment, South Africa’s standing as a participant in this critical field is threatened by confusion, lack of funding, lack of consultation and lack of transparency. The research endeavour is presently bedevilled by political manoeuvring among groups with divergent interests that too often have little to do with science, while past and present contributors of research are excluded from discussions that aim to formulate research strategy. This state of affairs is detrimental to the country’s aims of developing a leadership role in climate change and Antarctic research and squanders both financial and human capital.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajs.co.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationTreasure AM, Moloney CL, Bester MN, McQuaid CD, Findlay KP, Best PB, et al. South African research in the Southern Ocean: New opportunities but serious challenges. S Afr J Sci. 2013;109(3/4), Art. #a009, 4 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.1590/sajs.2013/a009en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1590/sajs.2013/a009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/39818
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_US
dc.rights© 2013. The Authors. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectSouthern Ocean researchen_US
dc.subjectAntarctic researchen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectFinancial capitalen_US
dc.subjectHuman capitalen_US
dc.subjectSouth African researchen_US
dc.titleSouth African research in the Southern Ocean : new opportunities but serious challengesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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