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Assessing risks to Antarctic terrestrial and nearshore ecosystems KEITH, Prof. David Australia (or home country)

Despite their remote location, threats to Antarctic ecosystems are escalating in response to increasing human activity, pollution, biological invasions and climate change.

ICECAP - EAGLE ROBERTS, Dr Jason Davis, Mawson, Casey, Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country)

This airborne geophysics and oceanography project explores the stability of the Antarctic ice sheet and the associated consequences for global sea-level rise.

Integrated observations of Antarctic land-fast sea ice physical and biological processes during the spring transition MEINERS, Dr Klaus Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country), Mawson, Davis

Landfast sea ice (fast ice) is a key feature of the East Antarctic coastal zone. It is a sensitive indicator and modulator of Antarctic climate processes, and serves as a structuring component of Antarctic marine ecosystems.

Shaping the future use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in Southern Ocean ecosystem monitoring SUTER, Dr Leonie Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country), Marine Science

It is the start of a golden age in genetic approaches for measuring biodiversity and also an exciting period of transition within the Australian Antarctic Program to an era of new scientific capabilities. As such, it is an opportune time to incorporate new genetic techniques into our research.

AAPP: Linking carbon cycling and water mass transformation in Prydz Bay SHADWICK, Dr Elizabeth Australia (or home country), Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Marine Science

Sparse observations suggest that the surface waters in Prydz Bay are accumulating CO2 faster than the expected rate of increase in anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere.

Coupled physical-biological processes in the Antarctic sea-ice zone during the melt season MEINERS, Dr Klaus Australia (or home country), Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands)

Antarctic sea ice is a key driver of Southern Ocean physical processes and a structuring component of Antarctic marine ecosystems.

Mapping, predicting and monitoring ecological change in the Southern Ocean JOHNSON, Prof. Craig Australia (or home country)

This project aims to provide scientific information on the ecological impacts of climate change and other drivers on key components of the Southern Ocean ecosystem to facilitate evidence-based monitoring, management and policy decisions.

A susceptibility index for ice shelf disintegration due to sea ice loss and swell impacts BENNETTS, Dr Luke Australia (or home country)

The project aims to assess the susceptibility of the remaining Antarctic ice shelves to rapid and catastrophic disintegration, of the type that removed ice shelves around the Antarctic Peninsula over recent decades.

State Estimate of East Antarctic Ice Shelves GALTON-FENZI, Dr Benjamin (Ben) Australia (or home country), Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands)

Global sea-level rise is accelerating, and the largest potential contribution is from the East Antarctic ice sheet. Preparing for the impacts of sea-level rise needs an improved understanding of the response of the Antarctic ice sheet to changing ocean and atmospheric conditions.

AAPP: The stability of the Denman Ice Shelf System THOMPSON, Dr Sarah Australia (or home country), Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands)

The Denman Glacier in East Antarctica drains a large area of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), containing enough ice to raise global sea levels by 1.5 m. The glacier system is currently stabilised by a large floating ice shelf system…

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