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Identification of species' Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) is fundamental to conservation planning and species distribution models (SDMs) are a powerful tool commonly used to do this.

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a listed endangered species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. A distinct population of blue whales, the eastern Indian Ocean pygmy blue (EIOPB) whale…

Background: Accurate predictions of animal occurrence in time and space are crucial for informing and implementing science-based management strategies for threatened species. Methods: We compiled known, available satellite tracking data for pygmy blue whales in the Eastern Indian Ocean (n?=?38)…

Directional frequency … analysis and recording (DIFAR) sonobuoys can allow real-time acoustic … localization of baleen whales for underwater tracking and remote sensing, but limited availability of hardware and software has prevented wider usage.

Human activities in Antarctica pose significant threats to marine ecosystems through accidental fuel spills, primarily as aresult of shipping incidents. This risk is likely to increase due to rises in shipping frequency in the Southern Ocean.

Antarctica is often considered a pristine wilderness, however, as human occupation and activities in the region increase, it is becoming increasingly apparent that this is not the case.

Environmental pollution resulting from fuel spills in Antarctic waters is increasingly likely with the rise in shipping associated with tourism and research activities, both of which require and transport large quantities of fuel.

Fuel spills in Antarctic waters are increasingly likely with the rise in shipping in the region related to tourism and research activities, both of which require and transport large quantities of fuel. While fuel dispersants are not currently used in the management of fuel spills in Antarctica…

Stressors associated with climate change, and contaminants resulting from the activities of humans, are affecting organisms and ecosystems worldwide. Until recently, the impacts of these stressors on marine ecosystems have largely been examined in isolation.

Stressors associated with climate change, and contaminants resulting from the activities of humans, are affecting organisms and ecosystems worldwide. Until recently, the impacts of these stressors on marine ecosystems have largely been examined in isolation. However, with predicted climate change…

Zooplankton species are an important component of the Antarctic coastal ecosystem. The strongly seasonal sea ice cover and phytoplankton availability has driven a modification in the life cycles of many Antarctic zooplankton species. In general only one cycle is completed each year.

Livestock was often released onto remote Southern Ocean islands as a food source for shipwreck survivors during the industrial whaling and sealing era. Although animals were put ashore at nearby Isles Kerguelen and Crozet…

PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation … in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1kW), heat … (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above … 0◦C when the outside temperature is at −70◦C)…

Information of sea-ice drift is crucial to understand the East Antarctic climate system, and knowledge of sea-ice dynamics is needed to fully explore the effects of cryospheric changes on the ecosystems within the Antarctic pack-ice zone. Satellite-derived sea-ice data cover the Southern Ocean.

Significant changes in zooplankton composition have occurred in various ocean systems in … recent years. These changes can be quite dramatic, occurring within one or two seasons, as … happened with the regime shift in the North Sea and North Atlantic in the late 1980s.

In the mid 1920’s, Sir Alister Hardy developed a radical new method for sampling plankton continuously, rather than taking spot samples using conventional plankton nets. The CPR was first used in Antarctic waters during the 1925-27 Discovery expedition…

The introduction of invasive species may be the most profound modern threat to biological … communities in high-latitude regions. In the Southern Ocean…

The Antarctic Plateau Interferometer (API) is an instrument concept capable of extensive unique discovery space science in a variety of areas including exoplanets, accretion, YSO's, and AGNs. To study exoplanets in the habitable zone, API would use three 2 meter class telescopes…