Research Activities– 2020

2020

Natalia SERVETTO (Institute of Diversity and Animal Ecology, National Scientific and Technical Research Counci, IDEA – CONICET, Argentina)

Effects of multiple environmental stressors in Southern Oceans: calcifiers vs non-calcifiers benthic species. Report here Publication here.

Servetto, N., et al., 2023 Molecular responses to ocean acidification in an Antarctic bivalve and an ascidian,
Science of The Total Environment, Volume 903, 166577, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166577.

Awarded £5681

Julie SCHRAM (University of Oregon, USA)

Seasonal variation and trophic modification of Antarctic benthic macroalgal fatty acid trophic biomarkers. Report here.

Awarded £6000

Sarah ANDREW (University of North Carolina, USA)

Can Antarctic diatoms use Proteorhodopsin to generate energy instead of photosynthesis? Report here.

Awarded £3100

Lydia BACH (Glasgow University, UK)

Coralline algal responses to multiple stressors associated with anthropogenic climate change: does natural variability predict future response?

Awarded £4720

Jasmin McInerney (University of California Davis, USA)

Micro conductivity measurements beneath the Nansen Ice Shelf for high resolution water mass mapping and interaction study

Awarded £5997

Nicole BENAUD (University of New South Wales, Australia)

Structural elucidation and bioactivities of natural products synthesised by Antarctic desert Actinobacteria. Report here.

Awarded £5264

Rita FRANCO-SANTOS (University of Tasmania, Australia)

Insights into year-round mercury levels in Antarctic Krill and its relationship with environmental and biological factors. Report here. Publication here.

Awarded £6000

Danielle BUSS (British Antarctic Survey, UK) and Sarah LAMPERT (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Discovering the genetic identity of historic baleen whale populations on a southern hemisphere breeding ground during the early whaling period. Report here.

Awarded £5944

Jane YOUNGER (University of Bath, UK)

Evaluating pathogen and parasite diversity in sub-Antarctic populations of penguins

Awarded £5900

David VENDRAMI (University of Bielefeld, Germany)

Temporal analysis of the effects of ice scouring and climate change on the genomic diversity of an Antarctic marine brooder

Awarded £5504

Yun-Ju SUN (University of Bristol, UK)

Southern Ocean Oxygenation During Last Deglaciation: insights from I/Ca ratio in deep sea corals. Report here. Publication here.

Awarded £3656

Amy KING (British Antarctic Survey, UK)

The Little Ice Age CO2 drop: Natural, Anthropogenic or Artefact? Report here. Publication here.

Awarded £5890