Like many major research programmes, BIOPOLE integrates a number of scientific aims and methodological approaches. These require some deal of explanation which can potentially take up quite a bit of space in the various manuscripts and reports that will be written about specific BIOPOLE outputs. For this reason, we submitted to Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO) an article providing a high-level overview of the objectives of BIOPOLE and how they will be addressed. This was accepted and published on 3rd Sept 2025. The article generally follows the structure of the original BIOPOLE proposal, with certain updates such as to the implementation schematic (below). The article covers key aspects of BIOPOLE, such as the three overarching questions (i.e. Inputs, Processes and Implications), the Workplan, Programme Tools, Impacts, Programme & Data Management, and Engagement. We trust you will all find this both a useful aide-memoire of the BIOPOLE plan and an efficient way of citing it in your subsequent BIOPOLE outputs.
Tarling, Geraint A., et al. “BIOPOLE-Biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning in changing polar systems and their global impacts.” Research Ideas and Outcomes 11 (2025): e163757.
https://riojournal.com/article/163757
Figure: Schematic depicting the BIOPOLE implementation plan
The Author of this Article Geraint Tarling (British Antarctic Survey)