The Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) study area is located to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending South and North of the Palmer Basin from onshore to several hundred kilometers off shore. Palmer Station is one of the three United States research stations located in Antarctica. It is on Anvers Island midway down the Antarctic Peninsula at latitude 64.7 South, longitude 64.0 West.
The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, including sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting sites of seabird predators. The Palmer LTER is one of more than 26 LTER research sites located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Tahiti; each focused on a specific ecosystem, that together constitute the LTER Network.
News from Palmer LTER
2025 Palmer LTER Video Teleconferences
Educators: Join Polar Scientists on a Research Expedition to Palmer Station, Antarctica We are recruiting…
Benjamin Van Mooy named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow
Congratulations to PAL Co-PI Benjamin Van Mooy, who was named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow! MacArthur…
New Species of Antarctic Dragonfish Discovered
A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off…
Oscar Schofield named a Marine Technology Society Fellow
Earlier this month, PAL Principle Investigator Dr. Oscar Schofield was officially named a Fellow of…
Former PAL Undergrad About to Launch into Space
Zena Cardman as a NASA Astronaut Candidate in 2017. (NASA/Bill Stafford) Zena Cardman was an…
Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world
Kudos to PAL Co-PI Megan Cimino whose 2023 paper “Long‐term patterns in ecosystem phenology near…
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