Project information
SMITH, Dr Stephen (Steve)
University of New England
Wilkes Land Coast, Australia (or home country), Casey, Macquarie Island
Project aim
This project will develop a method to monitor human impacts in the shallow marine environment of Antarctica. Artificial substratum units, placed at polluted and unpolluted sites, will be recovered after a specific time interval and resident animal communities will be compared to identify the type and magnitude of impacts.
Related publications
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Monitoring Antarctic marine invertebrates using an artificial substrate: detecting human impacts. Detecting Environmental Change: Science and Society. 17-20 July 2001, London, UK., 2001
(Ref: 9727)
Authors:Category 3: Poster
Variation in the structure of Antarctic marine benthic macrofaunal communities is being investigated using an artificial substrate which mimics a kelp holdfast environment.
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Evaluating stress in rocky shore and shallow reef habitats using the macrofauna of kelp holdfasts Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 2000
(Ref: 9813)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature