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Modelling spatial patterns and identifying environmental drivers for temporal change in Antarctic moss communities ROBINSON, Prof. Sharon Casey, Australia (or home country)

Climate change is affecting East Antarctica more dramatically than first predicted.

The analysis of Antarctic upper air and surface temperature trends since the IGY and the identification of their causes using climate model analyses SIMMONDS, Prof. Ian Australia (or home country)

The project will use all available upper air and surface temperature data from the IGY (1957) to present to determine the vertical and seasonal characteristics of Antarctic temperature change.

Population abundance, trend, structure and distribution of the endangered Antarctic blue whale DOUBLE, Dr Michael (Mike) Marine Science

Half a century ago the Antarctic blue whale was perilously close to extinction. Over 350,000 were killed before the remaining few were fully protected. A decade ago this elusive and poorly understood species was estimated to be less than 5% of its pre-whaling abundance.

The seasonal dynamics of Persistent Organic Pollutants in coastal Antarctic waters from a coupled, vertically resolved fugacity food web model. CROPP, Dr Roger Australia (or home country)

Polar regions can be the ultimate repository for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) but little is known of their behaviour in Antarctica. POPs can biomagnify in food webs and reach toxic concentrations in higher trophic levels where they may present a significant risk to biota.

Seabird response to environmental variation and change: identifying drivers of key ecological processes EMMERSON, Dr Louise Australia (or home country), Davis

Identifying potential threats from a changing environment on Antarctic seabird populations requires understanding key ecological processes and their driving factors.

Aurora Basin North ice coring CURRAN, Dr Mark Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country)

This project plans recovery of an ice core from a new site in the interior of East Antarctica. The site, known as Aurora Basin North (ABN), lies 600km inland of Casey Station which has sufficient snowfall to provide ice core records with near annual resolution.

Human impacts of Antarctic stations on nearshore ecosystems STARK, Dr Jonathan (Jonny) Casey, Australia (or home country)

Ice free coast and associated habitats (terrestrial and nearshore marine) are extremely rare in Antarctica, comprising less than 0.05% of the continent. Yet this is where human activity is concentrated in Antarctica and is where Antarctic Stations are generally built.

Antarctic Gravity Wave Imaging Network (ANGWIN) for Collaborative Mesospheric Research TAYLOR, Prof. Mike Australia (or home country), Davis

The implementation of an international collaborative ANtarctic Gravity Wave Imaging Network (ANGWIN) will provide an exceptional capability for investigating mesospheric gravity waves at selected sites encompassing the entire Antarctic continent.

High Resolution East Antarctic Climate History (HiREACH): Ice core records of continental, hemispheric and global change MOY, Dr Andrew Australia (or home country)

Ice cores provide valuable records of past climatic and environmental change, preserved in the chemical and isotopic composition of the ice and entrapped air bubbles. These records provide measures of snowfall, temperature, atmospheric composition and circulation.

Secondary production associated with sea ice during SIPEX II: biomass, diversity and trophic links between lower trophic level invertebrates. SWADLING, A/Prof. Kerrie Marine Science, Australia (or home country)

The Southern Ocean sea ice zone supports rich and diverse invertebrate communities. Larval krill depend on the sea ice habitat for refuge and sustenance in late winter/early spring. The sea ice community is particularly vulnerable to impacts of ocean warming and acidification.

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