Trampling on maritime Antarctica: can soil ecosystems be effectively protected through existing codes of conduct?
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Trampling on maritime Antarctica: can soil ecosystems be effectively protected through existing codes of conduct? Pablo Tejedo, Luis R. Pertierra, Javier Benayas, Peter Convey, Ana Justel & Antonio Quesada 1 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, Madrid, ES-28049, Spain 2 British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK 3 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Madrid, ES-28049, Spain 4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, Madrid, ES-28049, Spain
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