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Nitrogen requirements for maximising petroleum bioremediation in a sub-Antarctic soil Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2007 (Ref: 12853)
Authors:
Walworth J.Pond A.Snape I.Rayner J.Ferguson S.Harvey P.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Many contaminated cold region soils are deficient in nitrogen, and addition of the proper amount of this nutrient can increase the biodegradation rate. However…

The scope of science for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 WMO/TD - No. 1364 World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 2007 (Ref: 12851)
Authors:
Allison I.Beland M.ICSU/WMO Joint Committee for IPY
Category 2: International meeting papers

Modeling M2 tidal variability in Arctic sea-ice drift and deformation Annals of Glaciology, 2006 (Ref: 12850)
Authors:
Hibler W.D.Roberts A.Heil P.Proshutinsky A.Y.Simmons H.L.Lovick J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Semi-diurnal oscillations are a ubiquitous feature of polar sea-ice motion. Over much of the … Arctic basin, inertial and semi-diurnal tidal variability have similar frequencies so that periodicity alone … is inadequate to determine the source of oscillations.

Antarctic sea-ice velocity as derived from SSM/I imagery Annals of Glaciology, 2006 (Ref: 12849)
Authors:
Heil P.Fowler C.W.Lake S.E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Sea-ice velocities derived from remotely sensed microwave imagery of the Special Sensor … Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) have been analyzed for changes over time in Antarctic sea-ice velocity, for … the period 1988–2004.

Long-term changes of the zonal asymmetry in Antarctic total ozone during spring by TOMS data 1979-2005 Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly 2007, 2007 (Ref: 12855)
Authors:
Grytsai A.Evtushevsky O.Agapitov O.Klekociuk A.Milinevsky G.
Category 3: Poster

The new features of total ozone quasi-stationary asymmetry over Antarctic region … during Austral spring are presented.

Meteor radar temperatures estimation using the Davis MST and meteor radars. Proceedings of MST11: Eleventh International Workshop on Technical & Scientific Aspects of MST radar, Gadanki/Tirupati, India, 11-15 December 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12784)
Authors:
Holdsworth D.A.Reid I.M.Murphy D.J.Morris R.J.
Category 3: Abstract

This paper presents the meteor temperatures estimated using two radars installed … in Davis (69 deg S, 78 deg E), Antarctica. The Davis MST radar was installed in … February 2003, primarily for observation of polar mesosphere summer echoes…

Antarctic meteor observations using the Davis MST and meteor radars. Proceedings of the 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Beijing, China 16-23 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12626)
Authors:
Holdsworth D.A.Reid I.M.Murphy D.J.Morris R.J.
Category 3: Abstract

This paper presents the meteor observations using two radars installed in Davis (69 … deg S, 78 deg E), Antarctica. The Davis MST radar was installed in February 2003, primarily for observation of polar mesosphere summer echoes…

AusCOM: The Australian Community Ocean Model. APAC’05 Conference on Advanced Computing, Grid Applications and eResearch, Gold Coast, Australia, 26th–29th September 2005, 2005 (Ref: 12840)
Authors:
Roberts J.Heil P.Phipps J.Bindoff N.Brassington G.Alves O.Hanson L.Schiller A.Fiedler R.
Category 3: Conference paper

The Australian Climate Ocean Model (AusCOM) is an initiative by the Australian … climate sciences community (including government and academic research … laboratories) towards a unified coupled ocean-ice model for climate … applications.

Deglacial paleoceanographic history of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Paleoceanography, 2005 (Ref: 12720)
Authors:
Samson C.R.Sikes E.L.Howard W.R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We present sea surface temperature (SST) records with centennial-scale resolution from the Bay of Plenty, north of New Zealand. Foraminiferal assemblage-based paleo-SST estimates provide a deglacial record of SST … since 16.5 14C ka. Average Holocene SSTs are 15.6C for winter and 20.3C for summer…

Nitrogen isotope constraints on subantarctic biogeochemistry. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2006 (Ref: 12708)
Authors:
DiFiore P.J.Sigman M.Trull T.W.Lourey M.J.Karsh K.Cane G.Ho R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We report nitrate (NO3) nitrogen isotope ratios for seawater samples collected in the … Subantarctic Zone of the Southern Ocean during both winter and summer as part of the … Australian Antarctic CRC Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) Project.

A review of the effectiveness of streamer lines as a seabird by-catch mitigation technique in longline fisheries and CCAMLR streamer line requirements. CCAMLR Science, 2004 (Ref: 12827)
Authors:
Melvin E.F.Sullivan B.Robertson G.Wienecke B.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Based to a large degree on the precedent set by CCAMLR in 1991, the streamer line has … become the primary, and most commonly prescribed, seabird mitigation device in world … longline fi sheries. This paper reviews CCAMLR streamer line requirements (Conservation … Measure 25-02 (2002)…

Validation of sink rates of longlines measured using two different methods. CCAMLR Science, 2004 (Ref: 11792)
Authors:
Wienecke B.Robertson G.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Modelling catch and effort data using generalised linear models, the Tweedie distribution, random vessel effects and random stratum-by-year effects. CCAMLR Science., 2004 (Ref: 11704)
Authors:
Candy S.G.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Population genetic structure of Patagonian Toothfish in the West Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. CCAMLR Science, 2004 (Ref: 11791)
Authors:
Appleyard S.A.Williams R.Ward R.D.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Physiological traits of organisms in a changing environment. Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems: Antarctica as a Global Indicator., 2006 (Ref: 12834)
Authors:
Hennion F.Huiskes A.H.L.Robinson S.Convey P.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic ecosystems represent one extreme of the continuum of environmental … conditions across the planet. To our eyes, the environment appears harsh but, even … though terrestrial biological diversity is restricted, a wide range of life is present … and, locally, thrives. In the Antarctic…

UV-B screening potential is higher in two cosmopolitan moss species than in a co-occurring Antarctic endemic ? implications of continuing ozone depletion. Abstracts of the Combio 2006 Conference, Brisbane Sept 24-28th 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12837)
Authors:
Robinson S.A.Dunn J.Turnbull D.Clarke L.
Category 3: Abstract

Concentrations of UV-B absorbing pigments and anthocyanins were measured in three moss species, over a summer growing season in Antarctica. Significant seasonal differences were found in the potential UV-B screening pigments. The most exposed species, Ceratodon purpureus…

Watching moss grow: radiocarbon reveals growth rate of Antarctic mosses. Abstracts of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12836)
Authors:
Clarke L.J.Robinson S.A.Hua Q.Fink D.
Category 3: Abstract

Antarctica is both the coldest and most arid continent on Earth, and experiences continuous … light in midsummer and continuous darkness in midwinter. These factors reduce the growth … rate of the continental Antarctic flora (mosses, lichens and algae) to a minimum.

How will climate change affect Antarctic moss species? Abstracts of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12835)
Authors:
Robinson S.A.Wasley J.Turnbull J.D.Dunn J.L.
Category 3: Abstract

Antarctica has been exposed to increases in ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation as a result of … ozone depletion for several decades. In addition, climate change will alter temperature and … water availability to plant communities over the next century. Recent studies…

Impact of changes in natural ultraviolet radiation on pigment composition, physiological and morphological characteristics of the Antarctic moss, Grimmia antarctici. Global Change Biology, 2005 (Ref: 11871)
Authors:
Robinson S.A.Turnbull J.D.Lovelock C.E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The impact of ambient ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation on the endemic bryophyte, Grimmia … antarctici, was studied over 14 months in East Antarctica. Over recent decades, Antarctic … plants have been exposed to the largest relative increase in UV-B exposure as a result of … ozone depletion.

Photosynthetic responses of three common mosses from continental Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 2005 (Ref: 12460)
Authors:
Pannewitz S.Green T.G.A.Maysek K.Schlensog M.Seppelt R.Sancho L.G.Türk R.Schroeter B.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Heard Island: offshore McDonald Islands. Bulletin of Volcanic Eruptions, 1995 (Ref: 6790)
Authors:
Quilty P.G.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Some like it wet — biological characteristics underpinning tolerance of extreme water stress events in Antarctic bryophytes. Functional Plant Biology, 2006 (Ref: 12318)
Authors:
Wasley J.Robinson S.A.Lovelock C.E.Popp M.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic bryophyte communities presently tolerate physiological extremes in water availability, surviving both desiccation and submergence events.

Climate change manipulations show Antarctic flora is more strongly affected by elevated nutrients than water. Global Change Biology, 2006 (Ref: 12682)
Authors:
Wasley J.Robinson S.A.Lovelock C.E.Popp M.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Climate change is expected to affect the high latitudes first and most severely, rendering … Antarctica one of the most significant baseline environments for the study of global … climate change. The indirect effects of climate warming…

The molecular ecology of Antarctic terrestrial and limnetic invertebrates and microbes. Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems: Antarctica as a Global indicator., 2006 (Ref: 12833)
Authors:
Stevens M.I.Hogg I.D.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Invasion of two exotic terrestrial flatworms to subantarctic Macquarie Island. Polar Biology, 2007 (Ref: 12832)
Authors:
Greenslade P.Stevens M.I.Edwards R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Invasive species are a serious threat to biodiversity … worldwide. The relatively simple ecological … systems of the subantarctic have the potential to be signiWcantly … damaged by predatory species that invade. Two species of exotic, predatory…

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