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The French-Australian cooperative project "Alternative Energy Systems for Antarctic Stations" was originally focused on a broad study of station needs and alternative energy options. It has evolved towards an integrated system combining knowledge and data management…
Thin blood smears prepared from 125 South Polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) at breeding islands and feeding sites in the Vestfold Hills region of Antarctica between December 1999 and Janurary 2000 did not contain hematozoa.
Macquarie Island, located along the Australian-Pacific transform plate boundary~1200 km south of New Zealand, consists of uplifted oceanic crust that still lies within the ocean basin where it formed. A lower crustal and upper mantle section of sheeted dikes…
The number of people travelling to Antarctica and interacting with wildlife is continually increasing. Research has indicated that visitation can have a negative effect on some Antarctic wildlife, causing changes to their behaviour and physiology. Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)…
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) and Southern Ocean Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (SO GLOBEC) program are collaborating on an ecosystem approach to understand baleen whale distributions in Antarctica.
This thesis describes cetacean research in the Southern Ocean by the author. The work involved: initiating and developing the Southern Ocean Cetacean Ecosystem Program; conducting exploratory and further research; analysing, writing up and reporting on the results in refereed scientific journals…
Penguins breeding in the Antarctic have evolved in the most isolated ecosystem in the world. However, recent increase in human activity in the region, both in tourism and science, has led to concern regarding the possible introduction of infectious agents to Antarctic wildlife.
Penguins breeding in the Antarctic have evolved in the most isolated ecosystem in the world, receiving only very minimal exposure to infectious agents from other regions. However, yearly expansion of human activity in the region, seen both in tourism and science…
The review of southern hemisphere minke whales is currently a priority work item within the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee (SC). Reliable abundance estimation is an important component of the review process.
Monitoring of background atmospheric CO2 concentration in recent decades has revealed interannual growth rate variations (IAV) that are linked to the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). However, the nature of this link is not well understood.
Monitoring of background atmospheric CO2 concentration in recent decades has revealed interannual growth rate variations (IAV) that are linked to the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). However, the nature of this link is not well understood.