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The Antarctic Ozone Hole in 2012 Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal, 2015 (Ref: 15515)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We review the 2012 Antarctic ozone hole, making use of various meteorological … reanalyses, remotely sensed ozone measurements and ground-based measurements … of ultra-violet radiation. Based on analysis of 33 years of satellite records…

The CSIRO-BoM-AAD Antarctic and Southern Ocean Atmospheric Composition Monitoring Network Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15569)
Category 3: Poster

Gases released by human activity (greenhouse and ozone depleting gases) are responsible for global change. They are long-lived and well-mixed in the atmosphere. The Antarctic regions, remote from industrial and land plant activity are ideally located to measure global changes in the gases.

Easy come, easy go: capillary forces enable rapid refilling of embolized primary xylem vessels Plant Physiology, 2015 (Ref: 15566)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Protoxylem plays an important role in the hydraulic function of vascular systems of both herbaceous and woody plants, but relatively little is known about the processes underlying maintenance of protoxylem function in long-lived tissues. In the present study…

Sensitivity of the Antarctic amphipod Paramoera walkeri to diesel and fuel oil: Lethal and behavioural impacts Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15568)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

One of the serious threats to the Antarctic marine ecosystem is the release of large volumes of petroleum fuel. Numerous fuel spill incidents have occurred and risks of a major spill are increasing due to continued expansion of human activity in the Antarctic region.

Rapid collapse of a sub-Antarctic alpine ecosystem: the role of climate and pathogens Journal of Applied Ecology, 2015 (Ref: 15510)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

1.Ecosystem change is predicted to become more prevalent with climate change. Widespread dieback of cushion plants and bryophytes in alpine fellfield on Macquarie Island may represent such change. Loss of the keystone endemic cushion plant, Azorella macquariensis…

Modelling grouped survival times in toxicological studies using Generalized Additive Models Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 2015 (Ref: 15541)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A method for combining a proportional-hazards survival time model with a bioassay model where the log-hazard function is modelled as a linear or smoothing spline function of log-concentration combined with a smoothing spline function of time is described.

Soil invertebrate community response to petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils over an organic carbon gradient 13th Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE) Conference, 20-23 September 2009, Adelaide, Australia, 2009 (Ref: 15545)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

There have been a number of fuel spills (diesels and lubricating oils) on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island associated with fuel storage and power generation for the island’s research station. The Australian Antarctic Division is currently working to remediate these sites over the next 5-10 years.

Metal accumulation and toxicity in the Macquarie Island isopod, Exosphaeroma gigas Bachelor of Science (Hons), Deakin University, Australia, 2014 (Ref: 15547)
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Category 3: Thesis, higher degree

Macquarie Island currently has no specific water quality guidelines to indicate a safe level of contamination on the island. This study investigated the toxic effects and accumulation of Cu and Zn in the subantarctic invertebrate, Exosphaeroma gigas. Further to this…

Preliminary histological analysis of Trematomus bernacchii exposed to sewage effluent from Davis Station, East Antarctica Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15559)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

During the 2009/2010 summer field season a comprehensive environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the sewage discharge at Davis Station, East Antarctica was conducted. As part of this EIA, a preliminary histopathological survey of the gills and liver in the emerald rock cod (Trematomus bernacchii)…

The response of the ACCESS climate model to recent ozone change over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean 26th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly, 22 June - 2 July 2015, Prague, Czech Republic, 2015 (Ref: 15535)
Category 3: Conference paper

Two sets of historical 3-ensemble simulations have been obtained with versions 1.0 and 1.3 of the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) to examine the effects of ozone change since 1960.

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.

The Antarctic Ozone Hole in 2011 Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal, 2015 (Ref: 15514)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The Antarctic ozone hole of 2011 is reviewed from a variety of perspectives, making … use of various data and analyses. The ozone hole of 2011 was relatively large … in terms of maximum area, minimum ozone level and total ozone deficit…

The Use of Microbial Gene Abundance in the Development of Fuel Remediation Guidelines in Polar Soils Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2014 (Ref: 15472)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Terrestrial fuel spills in Antarctica commonly occur on ice?free land around research stations as the result of human activities. Successful spill clean?ups require appropriate targets that confirm contaminated sites are no longer likely to pose environmental risk following remediation.

Modelling interval-censored survival times in toxicological studies using generalized additive models The International Biometric Society Australasian Region Conference 2013, Mandurah, Australia, 1-5 December 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15455)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

A method for combining a proportional-hazards survival time model with a bioassay model where the log-hazard function is modelled as a linear function of log-concentration combined with a cubic smoothing spline function of time is described.

Development of appropriate bioassay and statistical methods for determining survival sensitivities of Antarctic marine biota to metal exposure 2nd Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Australasia Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 4-6 July 2012, 2012 (Ref: 15456)
Category 3: Poster

Chemical contamination resulting from human activities has been identified in … nearshore marine environments in the vicinity of Antarctic Research Stations. To better … manage and remediate contaminated sites, and to assess the risks of ongoing activities…

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