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When Sinks Become Sources; Understanding Persistent Organic Pollutant Behaviour in Dynamic Polar Environments BENGTSON NASH, A/Prof. Susan Australia (or home country), Marine Science, Casey

Polar Regions are environmental ‘sinks’ for man-made, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The unique … biogeochemical processes governing POP behaviour in the Polar landscape are not understood yet underpin … our ability to predict their impact in Polar ecosystems.

Functional dynamics of zooplankton in Southern Ocean food webs: assessment of drivers and boundaries SWADLING, A/Prof. Kerrie Marine Science, Australia (or home country)

The Southern Ocean is undergoing significant environmental change and is also being subjected to increasing anthropogenic demands in terms of fishing for krill and various fish species.

Seals from Space: Developing techniques to use satellite remote sensing to census pack-ice seals in the Prydz Bay region of East Antarctica HINDELL, Prof. Mark Australia (or home country)

Despite being a ubiquitous and abundant component of the Southern Ocean ecosystem, pack-ice seals (crabeater, Ross and leopard seals) are notoriously difficult to census as they are sparsely distributed over large regions of remote pack-ice.

Predicting contaminant toxicity and risk in polar systems JOLLEY, Prof. Dianne Casey, Australia (or home country)

A new tool for rapidly assessing the risk of toxicity in metal contaminated environments will be developed and evaluated for use in polar ecosystems, with a goal of providing a surrogate tool for biological testing.

Designing regular krill survey of predator monitoring sites KAWAGUCHI, Dr So Marine Science, Australia (or home country)

The fishery for Antarctic krill is managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) which takes an ecosystem approach.

Characterising East Antarctic seabed habitats POST, Dr Alexandra (Alix) Australia (or home country), Marine Science

Australia, France and the European Union are leading a proposal for an East Antarctic Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Existing knowledge indicates that the East Antarctic margin consists of a diversity of benthic habitats, supporting diverse communities of benthic biota.

Response of sea ice algae to multiple co-stressors MCMINN, Prof. Andrew Marine Science, Australia (or home country)

Sea ice algal photosynthesis and productivity is simultaneously affected by factors such as light, nutrients, micronutrients (e.g. iron), salinity and temperature.

Removing bias from estimates of East Antarctica’s contribution to present and past sea-level changes KING, Prof. Matthew Australia (or home country), Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands)

Estimates of East Antarctica’s contribution to present-day sea-level change vary from +30 to -109 Giga-tonnes of meltwater per year, a range that is equivalent to more than 10% of the global-mean rate of sea-level change.

The geological evolution of Heard Island, Australian Sub-Antarctic CAREY, Dr Rebecca Australia (or home country)

Heard Island is an active sub-Antarctic volcanic island located in the southern Indian Ocean and is the surface exposure of the second largest submarine plateau on Earth, the Kerguelen Plateau (Fig. 1). It is an Australian territory and together with McDonald Island is UNESCO World Heritage listed.

Characterising the microbial interactions that drive organic sulphur cycling in Antarctic waters PETROU, Dr Katherina Casey, Davis, Australia (or home country)

The Antarctic marine ecosystem is an important 'hot spot' of productivity, supporting global marine biodiversity through photosynthesis performed by microscopic marine plants (phytoplankton).

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