1 - Instituto de Biologia da UFRJ

Thematic Research Areas
The Research of INCT-APA is organized into four thematic areas described below:
Adriana G. Dalto
Adriana G. Dalto
Thematic Area 1
Antarctic Atmosphere and
Environmental Impacts in
South America
Operated through the knowledge and monitoring of
Antarctic atmosphere and its environmental impacts
on South America
Thematic Area 2
Impact of Global
Changes on the Antarctic
Terrestrial Environment
Operated through the study and monitoring of the
impact of global, natural and anthropogenic origins in
the Antarctic terrestrial environment.
Objectives of the Area:
1. To monitor and evaluate:
• The regions of movement of Antarctic Cold Fronts as
far as South America, especially Brazil;
• The greenhouse effect perceived in Antarctica;
• The chemical changes of the atmosphere and their
influence on the climate, involving: the interaction
Sun - Earth, the temperature of the mesosphere and
the hole in the ozone layer;
2. To offer supporting information to numerical models
of climate and weather forecasting.
Objectives of the Area:
1. To investigate the effect of glacier retraction and its
implications on biogeochemical cycles;
2. To measure the alterations in vegetation cover and in
diversity of plant communities;
3. To evaluate the fluctuation and distribution of seabird
populations.
Roberta Piuco
Andre M. Lanna
Andre M. Lanna
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