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Propagation mode and scatter type identification of SuperDARN echoes using high Doppler resolution spectral analysis Proceedings of the SuperDARN 2008 Workshop, Newcastle, Australia, 1 - 6 June 2008, 2008 (Ref: 13779)
Authors:
Greenwood R.Parkinson M.L.Dyson P.L.
Category 3: Conference paper

The correct identification of ionospheric echoes and 'ground' or 'sea' echoes is important to a … wide variety of studies using SuperDARN radar data. FITACF correctly distinguishes the … majority of ionospheric and ground echoes…

The influence of animal mobility on the assumption of uniform distances in aerial line-transect surveys Wildlife Research, 2008 (Ref: 13474)
Authors:
Fewster R.M.Southwell C.Borchers D.L.Buckland S.T.Pople A.R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Line-transect distance sampling is a widely used method for estimating animal density from aerial surveys. Analysis of line-transect distance data usually relies on a requirement that the statistical distribution of distances of animal … groups from the transect line is uniform.

Line weights of constant mass (and sink rates) for Spanish-system Patagonian Toothfish longline vessels CCAMLR Science, 2008 (Ref: 13589)
Authors:
Robertson G.Moreno C.A.Gutiérrez E.Candy S.G.Melvin E.F.Seco Pon J.P.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

CCAMLR Conservation Measure 25-02 requires Spanish-system longline vessels to attach 8.5 kg weights at 40 m intervals on longlines to minimise interactions with seabirds. The weights typically used are collections of rocks enclosed in netting bags.

Coordinated global radar observations of tidal and planetary waves in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere during January 20-30, 1993. Journal of Geophysical Research, 1997 (Ref: 7591)
Authors:
Deng W.Salah J.E.Clark R.R.Franke S.J.Fritts D.C.Hoffan P.Kuerschner D.Manson A.H.Meek C.E.Murphy D.Nakamura T.Palo S.E.Riggin D.M.Roble R.G.Schminder R.Singer W.Tsuda T.Vincent R.A.Zhou Q.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Vessel collisions with small cetaceans worldwide and with large whales in the Southern Hemisphere; building a standardized database 2006 IWC-Scientific Committee SC/58/BC6, 2006 (Ref: 13535)
Authors:
Van Waerebeek K.Baker A.N.Félix F.Gedamke J.Iñiguez M.Sanino G.P.Secchi E.Sutaria D.van Helden A.Wang Y.
Category 2: International meeting papers

We compiled and reviewed 248 cases of reported vessel collisions with small cetaceans worldwide and with large … cetaceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Difficulties were encountered with the comparison of highly variable data in … terms of quality (evidence), sources…

Coastal tide gauge calibration: a case study at Macquarie Island using GPS buoy techniques Journal of Coastal Research, 2008 (Ref: 13462)
Authors:
Watson C.Coleman R.Handsworth R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Tide gauges remain the fundamental instrument used to measure water level in the coastal environment. Issues … surrounding the calibration and vertical datum control of tide gauges are therefore fundamental in studies involving … the determination of absolute sea level and its variation over time.

A calibration neutron monitor: Energy response and instrumental temperature sensitivity Journal of Geophysical Research, 2008 (Ref: 13467)
Authors:
Krüger H.Moraal H.Bieber J.W.Clem J.M.Evenson P.A.Pyle K.R.Duldig M.L.Humble J.E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Neutron monitors are integral detectors of secondary cosmic rays. Since each of them … has its own detection efficiency, energy spectra cannot readily be derived from their … observations. To circumvent this problem…

Blocking primers to enhance PCR amplification of rare sequences in mixed samples - a case study on prey DNA in Antarctic krill stomachs Frontiers in Zoology, 2008 (Ref: 13453)
Authors:
Vestheim H.Jarman S.N.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Identification of DNA sequence diversity is a powerful means for assessing the … species present in environmental samples.

Vessel collisions with small cetaceans worldwide and with large whales in the Southern Hemisphere, an initial assessment Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2007 (Ref: 13319)
Authors:
van Waerebeek K.Baker A.N.Félix F.Gedamke J.Iñiguez M.Sanino G.P.Secchi E.Sutaria D.van Helden A.Wang Y.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

ABSTRACT: Collisions with vessels are a well-documented conservation problem for some populations of large whales (LW) in the Northern Hemisphere. Less attention has been given to incidents in the Southern Hemisphere or to small cetaceans … (SC) worldwide…

Fisheries in the Southern Ocean: an ecosystem approach Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 2007 (Ref: 13165)
Authors:
Kock K-H.Reid K.Croxall J.Nicol S.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is bound by … its Article II, 3 to follow an ecosystem approach to management. This approach has been extended to … the application of a precautionary approach in the late 1980s. In our review…

Rabbits, landslips and vegetation change on the coastal slopes of subantarctic Macquarie Island, 1980-2007: implications for management Polar Biology, 2007 (Ref: 13107)
Authors:
Scott J.J.Kirkpatrick J.B.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Subantarctic tall tussock grassland and megaherb … vegetation has been massively aVected by feral herbivores … on islands where both occur.

Why do we need "DigiDARN" - a global network of digital SuperDARN radars? Proceedings of the Workshop on the Applications of Radio Science, Refereed Paper R-25, Leura, New South Wales, 15-17 February, 2006, 2006 (Ref: 13075)
Authors:
Parkinson M.L.Whittington J.S.Devlin J.C.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) is an international network of oblique HF over-the-horizon … radars dedicated to the study of high latitude magnetosphere-ionosphere convection. In scientific terms, they have been … an outstanding success…

Developing water and sediment quality guidelines for Antarctica: The sensitivity of Antarctic marine biota to metal contaminants. Abstract of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12645)
Authors:
King C.K.Riddle M.J.Kefford B.J.Nugegoda D.Lane A.
Category 3: Abstract

There are a range of chemical contaminants of concern in Antarctic marine environments as a … result of the activities of humans, including past waste disposal practices and accidental fuel … spills. Environmental guidelines for contaminants, including targets for contaminated site … remediation…

Optimising estimates of mesospheric neutral wind using the TIGER SuperDARN radar Advances in Space Research, 2006 (Ref: 12949)
Authors:
Matthews D.M.Parkinson M.L.Dyson P.L.Devlin J.C.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF backscatter radaras scan 16 beam directions over a field of view of ~52°. In the common mode of operation, data is collected using 45-km range gates and 7-s integrations on each beam.

Planned activities on sea ice within the GCOS SST & SI working group International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness. Program and Abstracts. Hobart, Australia 5-7 July 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12974)
Authors:
Andersen S.
Category 3: Abstract

In autumn 2005, the GCOS Working Group on SST and Sea Ice (GCOS SST&SI WG) was redefined. The working group had been in existence, but inactive, for some 5 years, however it was concluded that there is a need for its activities. In short…

An alternative method for estimating the level of illegal fishing using simulated scaling methods on detected effort. CCAMLR Science, 2005 (Ref: 12828)
Authors:
Ball I.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A new method for estimating illegal fi shing effort is put forward. The results from this … new method are similar to those of the Agnew and Kirkwood (2005) method…

Assessing hot-iron and cryo-branding for permanently marking southern elephant seals. Journal of Wildlife Management, 2006 (Ref: 12803)
Authors:
McMahon C.R.Burton H.R.van den Hoff J.Woods R.Bradshaw C.J.A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The process of marking otherwise indistinguishable animals … as individuals (and following them through subsequent … phases of their lives) has been central to numerous advances … in animal ecology, management, and conservation (Caughley … and Gunn 1996). Indeed…

A climatology of tides in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2006 (Ref: 12773)
Authors:
Murphy D.J.Forbes J.M.Waterscheid R.L.Hagan M.E.Avery S.K.Aso T.Fraser G.J.Fritts D.C.Jarvis M.J.McDonald A.J.Riggin D.M.Tsutsumi M.Vincent R.A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A function that approximates atmospheric tidal behavior in the polar regions is … described.

Integration of ice-core, marine and terrestrial records for the Australian Last Glacial Maximum and Termination: a contribution from the OZ INTIMATE group. Journal of Quaternary Science, 2006 (Ref: 12703)
Authors:
Turney C.S.M.Haberle S.Fink D.Kershaw A.P.Barbetti M.Barrows T.T.Black M.Cohen T.J.Corrège T.Hesse P.P.Hua Q.Johnston R.Morgan V.Moss P.Nanson G.van Ommen T.Rule S.Williams N.J.Zhao J.-X.D'Costa D.Feng Y.-X.Gagan M.Mooney S.Xia Q.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The degree to which Southern Hemisphere climatic changes during the end of the last … glacial period and early Holocene (30-8 ka) were influenced or initiated by events occurring in the high … latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere is a complex issue.

Is flipper banding of penguins a problem? Marine Ornithology, 2005 (Ref: 12667)
Authors:
Petersen S.L.Branch G.M.Ainley D.G.Boersma P.D.Cooper J.Woehler E.J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Overcoming problems of contaminated sites clean-up using engineering solutions. Proceedings of the IX SCALOP Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, July 12, 2000, 2000 (Ref: 9686)
Authors:
Snape I.Riddle M.J.Pitt K.
Category 3: Conference paper

Contaminants in the Antarctic Environment I. The scale of the problem. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Cold Region Development, 2000 (Ref: 9146)
Authors:
Riddle M.J.Snape I.Deprez P.P.Maggs T.
Category 3: Conference paper

Contaminants in the Antarctic Environment VIII: Problems of contaminated site clean-up and engineering solutions. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Cold Region Development, Hobart, Tasmania, 31 Jan - 04 Feb 2000, 2000 (Ref: 9173)
Authors:
Morris C.E.Cole C.M.Snape I.Deprez P.P.
Category 3: Conference paper

The ecology of, and human impacts on, near-shore marine, benthic algal mats, Antarctica. 2nd International Conference for the Application of Micro- and Meioorganisms to Environmental Problems, Winnipeg, Canada, August 27-September 1, 2000, 2000 (Ref: 9847)
Authors:
Cunningham L.McMinn A.Riddle M.Stark J.Snape I.
Category 3: Conference paper

MSA as a Proxy of Indian Ocean Biogenic Productivity from Talos Dome, D66, Law Dome Ice Core Stratigraphies. Abstracts of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12568)
Authors:
Becagli S.Castellano E.Morganti A.Severi M.Traversi R.Udisti R.Curran M.Frezzotti M.Proposito M.
Category 3: Abstract

Methanesulphonic acid (MSA) measured along ice cores was largely used as a marker of … past marine biogenic activity because of it is formed by atmospheric oxidation of … dimethylsulphyde (DMS), emitted by metabolic processes of marine biota.

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