Antarctic Animal Atmospheres: An Environmental History of Bird Island

我建议研究人类和非人类动物相互作用的方式，并定义它们在南极洲的栖息地。我将研究一个生态空间，以及跨越时间发生在那里的人类和非人类动物之间的复杂互动。我建议与英国南极调查局进行的长期高度捕食者监测计划(HPMP)合作，在鸟岛进行这项研究。我提出的研究问题是：信天翁和正统鹦鹉在鸟岛上创造和体验的动物氛围是什么？随着时间的推移，人类的态度、话语和行为是如何影响这种氛围的？我的目标是讨论超越人文的地理学和人种学、环境史和鸟类学科学研究等领域。这项研究项目的目的是了解随着时间的推移生物多样性南极环境内部的关系和对其的影响。通过聚焦于鸟岛上的地方权力关系，这项研究将旨在为南极治理和科学实践的讨论提供一个新的视角。通过将人类和非人类动物理解为生物多样性南极环境中的参与者，这项研究将试图重新构建关于南极“例外论”的讨论，转而专注于特定生态空间的发展。在这样做的过程中，我将质疑将南极洲定义为“科学大陆”的含义。

I propose to study the way that human and non-human animals have interacted and defined their inhabited spaces inAntarctica. I will examine one ecological space and the complex interactions between human and non-human animalsthat occur there across time. I propose to conduct this research on Bird Island in collaboration with the long-term HighPredator Monitoring Program (HPMP) conducted by the British Antarctic Survey. The research questions I propose are:What is the animal atmosphere created and experienced by albatross and gentoo populations on Bird Island? How havehuman attitudes, discourses and behaviours influenced this atmosphere over time? I aim to bring into conversation thefields of more-than-human geography and ethnography, environmental history and ornithological scientific research. Theobjective of this research project is to understand the relationships within and influences upon a biodiverse Antarcticenvironment over time. By focussing on local power relationships on Bird Island this research will aim to contribute a newperspective to discussions of Antarctic governance and scientific practice. By understanding both human and non-humananimals as actors within a biodiverse Antarctic environment this research will seek to reframe discussions of Antarctic'exceptionalism' to instead focus upon the development of a specific ecological spaces. In doing so, I will question theimplications of defining Antarctica as a 'continent for science'.