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ANGWIN: ANtarctic Gravity Wave Instrument Network 10th SCAR Open Science Conference: Antarctica in a Changing World, 1-10 August 2022, Oral presentation, 2022 (Ref: 17023)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Atmospheric gravity waves play an important role in transporting energy and momentum between atmospheric spheres and drive circulations that affect key processes such as formation of the ozone hole and the cold summer polar mesosphere.

Sensitivity and Response of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Species to Fuel Contamination Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Asia Pacific and Australasia Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, 14-17 September 2014, 2014 (Ref: 15454)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Fuel spills have occurred in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, and comprehensive remediation strategies have recently been established to clean-up fuel spills at Australia’s Casey Station and Macquarie Island. However…

Ecology and management of invasive Poa annua on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island XXXIII SCAR Biennial meeting and open science conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 25-28 August 2014, 2014 (Ref: 15506)
Category 3: Poster

Poa annua is the most widespread alien species in the sub-Antarctic, occurring on all major island groups and is invasive and spreading on the Antarctic Peninsula. P. annua colonises areas disturbed by human activity, seal wallows, penguin rookeries and glacial moraines.

Phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils 13th Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE) Conference, Adelaide, SA, 20-23 September 2009, 2009 (Ref: 15325)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

In response to several fuel spills on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island associated with research station operations, the Australian Antarctic Division has initiated a 5-10 year plan to remediate the island’s contaminated sites using low cost in-situ techniques.

Ecology and management of invasive Poa annua in the sub-Antarctic. Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15289)
Category 3: Poster

Poa annua is a non-native grass found in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic. It has a restricted distribution on Heard Island but is common and widespread on Macquarie Island, both World Heritage Areas.

Weeds down under: Invasion of the sub-Antarctic wilderness of Macquarie Island. 17th NSW Weeds Conference, Corowa, Australia, 9-12 September 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15290)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

The sub-Antarctic islands are some of the least inhabited and most protected ecosystems in the world. Due to their isolation and low human visitation they have escaped the worst effects of alien plant invasion.

Weeds down under: Invasion of the sub-Antarctic wilderness of Macquarie Island. Plant Protection Quarterly, 2013 (Ref: 15146)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The sub-Antarctic islands are some of … the least inhabited and most protected … ecosystems in the world. Due to their … isolation and low human visitation they … have escaped the worst effects of alien … plant invasion.

Southern Ocean Islands Invaded: Conserving biodiversity in the World’s last wilderness. Plant Invasions in Protected Areas; Patterns, Problems and Challenges, 2013 (Ref: 15145)
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Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The Southern Ocean islands are some of the most isolated landmasses in the world. Few of the islands support permanent human settlements or land based industries and as such they remain as some of the most uninvaded landscapes globally.

Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity Polar Biology, 2006 (Ref: 13263)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A key factor influencing wildlife responses to … human activity is the degree to which animals have been … previously exposed to human stimuli. On subantarctic … Macquarie Island, gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua … breed in areas of high and low human activity (on and … off-station, respectively).

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