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The contamination of soils by heavy metals is a problem that faces communities all over the world. This contamination is of particular concern when it is mobilised into ground and surface waters, where it can migrate into rivers, lakes and the marine environment.
This research will examine the genetic biodiversity of two crustacean species (Paralabidocera antarctica and Daphniopsis studeri) that … live in Antarctic lakes.
The small ice-free areas of Antarctica carry a remarkable range of lakes. Within the Vestfold Hills there are several hundred lakes and ponds, many of which are saline.
This research investigates how human visitation, including travel to wildlife colonies by over-snow vehicle, helicopter or zodiac, affects the behaviour, physiology and reproductive success of Antarctic wildlife.
The project will involve making a series of measurements … on the Amery Ice Shelf using GPS static and kinematic procedures … to determine the vertical displacements of the ice shelf … as a function of time.
The primary aim of this project is to investigate the evolution of the Heard Island landscape and the natural geomorphological processes in operation.
Floating ice shelves interact with the oceans. They drive a vertical overturning circulation, causing relatively warmer water to be transported into the shelf cavity. This warm water melts the shelf, creating a less dense and relatively fresh water that flows out from under the ice shelf.