Research Activities

Does sediment contamination explain spatial changes in the Antarctic benthic ecosystem? Bursary report here.

Koppel et al. (2021) Metal lability and environmental risk in anthropogenically disturbed Antarctic melt streams. Environmental Pollution 287: 117627

Evaluating the effectiveness of the South Sandwich Islands marine protected area in protecting penguin prey resources. Bursary report here.

Using habitat models for chinstrap penguins, Pygoscelis antarctica, to inform marine spatial management around the South Sandwich Islands during the penguin breeding season

Determining Antarctic krill biomass: Can we distinguish krill swarms from space? Report here.

Belcher et al. (2021) Experimental determination of reflectance spectra of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Scotia Sea. Antarctic Science

Diagenetic alterations of suspended particulate organic matter in Antarctic glacier runoff and coastal waters evidenced by amino acids. See Bursary report here and publication here.

Improving techniques for monitoring burrowing petrels. See report here and publication here.

On the pathway and modification of the northwestern Weddell Sea shelf water on its way to the Bransfield Strait

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Exposure and erosion rate records along the Victoria Land Coast from Mackay Glacier to Cape Hallett. Report here.

Comparing Antarctic and Arctic eelpout genomes to assess possible convergent evolution of a novel, ice-binding protein. See report here.

Hotaling et al. (2021). The biogeographic history of eelpouts and related fishes: linking phylogeny, environmental change, and patterns of dispersal in a globally distributed fish group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107211

Southern Ocean coral pH-sensitivity and deep-water carbon release via Burdwood Bank. See report and publication here.

Pliocene-Pleistocene Antarctic iceberg dynamics: a geochronology provenance study of Sub-Antarctic ice rafted debris. Report here.

Starr et al. 2021. Antarctic icebergs reorganize ocean circulation during Pleistocene glacials. Nature 589: 236-241.

Genomic markers and structural biology of Antarctic microbes

Macaroni penguin foraging limits on the north coast of South Georgia

A new comprehensive biogeographical history of two species groups of Tardigrades in Antarctica. See report here.

An ancient, Antarctic-specific species complex: large divergences between multiple Antarctic lineages of the tardigrade genus Mesobiotus

Field calibration of nutrient and temperature proxies in deep-sea coral from New Zealand: towards reconstructing the Southern Ocean biological pump

Establishing a connection between visual, biological, and physical disturbance impacts within terrestrial Antarctica. Publication: Insights on the environmental impacts associated with visible disturbance of ice-free ground in Antarctica.

Quantifying sediment flux through central East Antarctica. Report here.

Subglacial lakes and their changing role in a warming climate