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Polar FORCeS: Polar Feedbacks between Ozone Recovery and Climate in the Southern hemisphere KLEKOCIUK, Dr Andrew Australia (or home country)

During the past 3 decades, man-made ozone depleting chemicals have caused dramatic reductions in stratospheric ozone over Antarctica each spring. These ozone changes have influenced climate in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly during summer, but the nature of the effects is not well understood.

LCA in the last frontier: quantifying the environmental impacts and environmental impact reduction strategy for Australia’s Antarctic infrastructure VERGHESE, A/Prof. Karli Davis, Mawson, Casey, Australia (or home country)

RMIT University will partner with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to develop strategies, based on life cycle assessment (LCA) investigations, to reduce the environmental impacts of operating Davis base.

Sea ice microbial community dynamics in a changing climate MCMINN, Prof. Andrew Marine Science, Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country)

Sea ice microbial communities are a critical component of polar marine ecosystems not only because they annually contribute 10-50% of the primary production of polar seas but also for their role in supporting overwintering zooplankton species, especially Antarctic krill…

High resolution reconstructions of climate and ecosystem variability in the sub-Antarctic during the last two millennia SAUNDERS, Dr Krystyna Macquarie Island, Australia (or home country)

Our understanding of global climate and ability to predict future changes is limited by a lack of long-term (paleoclimate) data from the Southern Hemisphere (SH).

ICECAP: Investigating Cryospheric Evolution through Collaborative Aerogeophysical Profiling in the Australian Antarctic Territory ROBERTS, Dr Jason Casey, Davis, Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country)

This project explores ice sheet structure, Antarctic bedrock and changing ice volume to answer key questions about Antarctica and current and future sea-level rise.

Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems Experiment II - an integrated study of physical and ecological sea ice processes off East Antarctica during spring MEINERS, Dr Klaus Marine Science, Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands)

A multi-disciplinary study of sea ice zone processes will be conducted in the 100-120°E area off East Antarctica in spring 2012. We will measure the physical and biological properties of sea ice on small-to-regional scales using ice coring surveys…

Bromine control of the mercury flux into the biosphere of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic regions SCHOFIELD, Dr Robyn Marine Science, Australia (or home country)

In the polar spring large quantities of highly reactive bromine radicals are released into the atmosphere, over the young - 1 year old - sea-ice. These bromine radicals destroy ozone and oxidize elemental mercury. Human activities have approximately doubled the amount of atmospheric mercury.

Krill ecological genomics DEAGLE, Dr Bruce Australia (or home country)

The Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is one of the most abundant animal species. It is one of several krill species in the Southern Ocean and by far the most successful.

Molecular analysis of diet and age of animal populations DEAGLE, Dr Bruce Mawson, Macquarie Island, Australia (or home country)

The food species animals consume are a major determinant of survival, age of first reproduction and often age at death. Animal diet is difficult to determine, especially for whales and penguins, which must be studied non-invasively. The best technology for this is identification of DNA from food.

Quantification and prediction of marine biodiversity at a range of geographical and ecological scales for spatial protection and management JOHNSON, Prof. Craig Australia (or home country)

This project will deliver improved capacity to understand, manage and conserve Australia's unique Antarctic biodiversity and ecosystems through cutting edge research that will be delivered to Australian environmental decision makers and other key stakeholders.

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