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1. Annual population counts at selected Adelie Penguin colonies within the AAT [SOE_seabird_candidate_sp_AP]
INDICATOR DEFINITION Breeding populations of Ad?lie penguins at Davis, Mawson and Casey (including Shirley Island and Whitney Point). TYPE OF INDICATOR There are three types of indicators used in ...


2. Breeding populations of Southern Giant Petrels at Heard Island, the McDonald Islands and within the AAT [SOE_seabird_candidate_sp_SGP]
INDICATOR DEFINITION The number of breeding pairs of Southern Giant Petrels at Heard Island, the McDonald Islands, and in colonies near Casey, Davis and Mawson stations. TYPE OF INDICATOR There ...


3. Environmental determinants of fecundity and pup growth in fur seals [SOE_fur_seals]
INDICATOR DEFINITION The fecundity (pupping rates) of female fur seals and the growth rates of their pups relative to changes in sea surface temperatures (local primary production) in the vicinity ...


4. King Penguin breeding population at Heard Island. [SOE_seabird_candidate_sp_KP]
INDICATOR DEFINITION The size of the breeding population of King Penguins at Heard Island. TYPE OF INDICATOR There are three types of indicators used in this report: 1. Describes the CONDITION ...


5. Demographics of an Adelie penguin population at Bechervaise Island, Mawson, Antarctica [SOE_adelie_demog]
INDICATOR DEFINITION Demographic parameters for the Adélie penguin at Béchervaise Island near Mawson. TYPE OF INDICATOR There are three types of indicators used in this report: 1.Describes ...


6. GLS tag deployments on Snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea) in 2011 and 2012 from Bechervaise Island, Mawson Coast and Filla Island, Rauer Group [ASAC_2722_SP_GLS]   PARENT DIF
GPS tag deployments on Snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea) in 2011 from Bechervaise Island, Mawson Coast and Filla Island, Rauer Group, as part of AAS project 2722. Identifying potential threats from ...


7. Foraging ecology of emperor penguins in summer and potential overlap with fisheries [ASAC_1252]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1252 See the link below for public details on this project. Currently three datasets are attached to this metadata record. Dive data collected in 1988, ...


8. Conservation and population status of albatrosses and giant petrels on Macquarie Island [ASAC_2569_751]
Databases (Wandering, Black-browed, Light-mantled Sooty and Grey-headed albatrosses, Northern Giant Petrels and Southern Giant Petrels): These databases summarise all banding and resight information ...


9. The potential and actual threats of introduced organisms to sub-Antarctic islands - do subantarctic expeditions pose a risk for the introduction of alien species? [ASAC_1187_Aliens]   PARENT DIF
The main objective for this study was to establish whether subantarctic expeditions pose a risk for the introduction of alien species. Our main focus was the examination of the logistic operations ...


10. Field and lab books from ASAC project 2952 - Spatial variability in polar soil ecosystems: An integrated study of genes, microbial biodiversity and landform evolution as a baseline for monitoring climate change [ASAC_2952_field_lab_books]
These are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station, Macquarie Island and Kingston between 2007 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2952 - Spatial variability in ...


11. APIS - Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's [APIS]
APIS data were collected between 1994 and 1999. This dataset also includes some historical data collected between 1985 and 1987. Both aerial and ship-board surveys were conducted. Studies on the behaviour ...


12. Changes in vegetation on Macquarie Island 2000 to 2007 [ASAC_1015_macca_veg_change]
Taken from the report in the download file: Plot data and satellite imagery were used to examine changes in vegetation between 2000 and 2007. These data were examined in light of changes in rabbit ...


13. Stream invertebrate communities of Macquarie Island [AAS_3261]
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) Project 3261. The objectives of this project are to: 1. Assess temporal variability in stream invertebrates on the sub-Antarctic island, Macquarie Island. ...


14. Biology of the Sea Elephant (Elephant Seal), Heard Island, 1951 [sea_elephant_biology_1951]
This is a copy of a scanned document which contains a report, as well as tabulated data compiled by K. Brown on Sea Elephants (Elephant Seals) at Heard Island in 1951. The data are biological in ...


15. Hand written data sheets detailing stomach contents of birds captured on Heard Island in 1951 [Heard_Is_Birds_Stomachs_1951]
The documents available for downloading are: A scanned copy of a notebook from data collection/analysis Two annotated copies of a typed list detailing the contents of the stomachs of ...


16. Statistics on ornithological (bird) data collected from Heard Island in 1950-1951 [Heard_Is_Birds_Statistics_1951]
The download file contains a scanned copy of correspondence, the report, and statistics from data collected on birds from Heard Island in approximately 1951 (the report is dated May 1951, so data ...


17. Studies on the wingless fly (Calycopteryx moseleyi minor. end.) at Heard Island, 1951 [Heard_Is_wingless_flies_1951]
A scanned report and some data on scientific work carried out on a species of wingless fly on Heard Island. Taken from the report: During a years stay at Heard Island (1951) the opportunity was ...


18. The Commercial Biology of the Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina linn) on Macquarie Island - 1948 [sea_elephant_biology_1948]
Taken from the report prepared by R Kenny: In this report our comparatively brief knowledge of the Elephant Seal at Macquarie Island (based only on one year's observations) have been augmented by ...


19. Macquarie Island Royal Penguin studies. Also includes Skua predation study and band resights. 1962 - 1968 [Macquarie_Royals_1962-1968]
Scans from one or more field books from observations made at Macquarie Island between 1962 and 1968. The observations were of Royal Penguins, and also of Skua predation and band resights. The following ...


20. Impacts of the feral house mouse (Mus musculus) on spiders on subantarctic Macquarie Island [ASAC_104_mice]
Macquarie Island is a Nature Reserve under the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and also a World Heritage Area but it has been modified significantly as the result of the introduction ...


21. Reconstructing the foraging ecology and molecular evolution of sub-Antarctic penguins: A pilot study [AAS_3203]
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) Project 3203 See the link below for public details on this project. Public Summary High-order predators rely on the productivity of the Southern Ocean marine ...


22. Aliens in Antarctica [ASAC_2904]   CHILD DIFs
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2904 See the link below for public details on this project. International Polar Year (IPY) Aliens in Antarctica will assess the threat of humans ...


23. Population genetics of east Antarctic sea urchins [AAS_3051_urchin_genetics]   PARENT DIF
Population connectivity and gene flow in near shore Antarctic Echinoids (Sterechinus neumayeri, Abatus nimrodi and Abatus ingens) was investigated in East Antarctica. This data set consists of microsatellite ...


24. A CD snapshot of Heard Island data from 1901-2002 held by the AADC [Heard_data_snapshot_1901-2002]
The CD was produced by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre for distribution to Heard Island expeditioners in the 2003/2004 season. The CD contained all publicly available data held by the Australian ...


25. Elephant Seal Sightings, Heard Island (1949 to 1960) [Tags_heard_1949]
At Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean, seals were branded between 1949-1953. Seal length was measured in feet and inches. Recaptures of seals were made up until 1955, and growth and age-specific ...


26. Foraging of royal penguins and its relationship to the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone [ASAC_1001]
The factors that control the number of animals in a population are often difficult to understand. However, this basic understanding is central to managing those populations and assessing how they ...


27. Snow Petrel data collected around Casey Station during February 2000 by Eric Woehler and Lee Belbin [ASAC_1219_AAT_SPet_C_00]   PARENT DIF
The survey was completed as part of ASAC project 1219 (ASAC_1219) during 1999/00 summer at Casey during resupply. GPS data were collected for all snow petrel nest located during intensive searches ...


28. Latitudinal Gradient Project - Australian contributions [LGP]
This record relates to the Australian component of the Latitudinal Gradient Project. The LGP is largely a New Zealand, US and Italian venture, but a small contribution has been made by Australian ...


29. Adelie Penguin Dietary Data From Bechervaise Island Antarctica [Adelie_diet_BI]
This dataset contains the results from surveys on the feeding habits of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Bechervaise Island, Mawson, Antarctica. Surveys have been conducted since 1991, and ...


30. Global change, biodiversity and conservation in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems on Heard and McDonald Islands [ASAC_1180]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1180 Global change, biodiversity and conservation in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems on Heard and McDonald Islands: statistical models for monitoring ...


31. Biodiversity of lacustrine Antarctic crustaceans: local and regional genetic diversity of copepods and cladocerans [ASAC_1200]
The aim of the study was to characterise the genetic biodiversity of populations of the copepod Paralabidocera antarctica and the cladoceran Daphniopsis studeri in the Australian Antarctic Territory. ...


32. Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Archive of Project Documentation [CAML_Project_Archive.Media_Education_Outreach]   PARENT DIF
The Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) Project Archive is a collection of scanned documents, maps, videos, and other related material that comprise the organisation and management documentation ...


33. Population dynamics of the wandering albatross on Macquarie Island and the effects of mortality from longline fishing [Alb_longline_MI]
From the abstract of one of the referenced papers: The estimated breeding population of wandering albatrosses on Macquarie Island increased from 17 in 1956 to a maximum of 97 in 1966, and then declined ...


34. Heard Island Mycorrhizal survey, 2000 [HIMYCO]
Personnel YVES FRENOT 1, DANA M. BERGSTROM 2, J.C. GLOAGUEN 3, R. TAVENARD 4 and D.G. STRULLU 4 1 UMR CNRS 6553 Ecobio, Universit de Rennes 1, Station Biologique, 35380 Paimpont, France, 2 Australian ...


35. Molecular ecology of key Southern Ocean predators [AAS_2926]
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) project 2926. Public Summary DNA based approaches will be used to study key features of the ecology of whales, penguins and krill. Standard methods cannot ...


36. Vegetation communities, species distribution and foliar morphology as indicators of climate change on Marion Island [ASAC_1015_MarionIs]
Altitudinal variations in vegetation community composition, species ranges and foliar morphology were collected on subantarctic Marion Island. Two altitudinal transects on the eastern slopes of the ...


37. Davis stable isotope data for coastal ecosystem [TRENZ_2010]   PARENT DIF
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data for a range of benthic invertebrates, macroalgae, phytoplankton, sea ice algae and fish from shallow marine coastal region around Davis Station. Part of the ...


38. Trophic Ecology of the Antarctic Nearshore Zone [TRENZ]   CHILD DIFs
Project Objectives 1) To describe trophic relationships in near shore marine benthic ecosystems of East Antarctica and determine the importance of environmental forces (such as sea ice and primary ...


39. Trophic Ecology of the Antarctic Nearshore Zone - Stable Isotope datasets [TRENZ_Stable_Isotopes]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
Project Objectives 1) To describe trophic relationships in near shore marine benthic ecosystems of East Antarctica and determine the importance of environmental forces (such as sea ice and primary ...


40. Abundance, Life-cycle and Potential Productivity of 'Euphausia superba' and its Relationship With Other Zooplankton in Prydz Bay, Antarctica [ASAC_229]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 229 See the link below for public details on this project. From the abstracts of some of the referenced papers: In January 1985 a net sampling survey ...


41. IPY NL - Avian influenza in arctic breeding waterfowl [Waterfowl_AIV_Hoye_IPY172_NL]
This project investigates the interaction between Arctic-breeding migratory waterfowl and avian influenza viruses. We have used RT-PCR targeting the matrix gene of the influenza virus to detect current ...


42. Penguin population in the Syowa Station area [NIPR_BIO_SYOWA_PENGUINS]
Individuals and pairs of Adelie and Emperor penguins were counted at the breeding colonies near Syowa Station. Their numbers are recorded in this data set.


43. Winter foraging success of Southern Ocean predators in relation to stochastic variation in sea-ice extent and winter water formation [ASAC_2794]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2794 See the link below for public details on this project. Public: This study will use innovative technology to measure the winter spatial foraging patterns ...


44. Experimental studies into growth and ageing of krill [ASAC_2337]
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) Project 2337. An excel spreadsheet is available for download from the URL given below. The spreadsheet contains three worksheets: - a summary of the data ...


45. plant and animal propagules inadvertently carried into the Antarctic [FATE]
Data were collected on three sites, see under Purpose. For Falklands Islands there are observations and countings of species, and data on soil respiration (2004, 2005). For all three sites climate ...


46. Genetic information about the seabird-tick-Borrelia host-parasite system [333_3_IPEV_FR]
Sequences of population genetic marquers (microsatellites) and flabB gene of Borrelia burdgoferi obtained as part of a CNRS/IPEV (French Polar Institute) research program aiming at examining the response ...


47. FRagility of Arctic Goose habitat: Impacts of Land use, conservation and Elevated temperatures [FRAGILE]
The tundra ecosystem lies under threat. Increased numbers of breeding geese, caused by changes in European land use and bird protection measures, may damage the vulnerable tundra vegetation. Examples ...


48. plant and animal propagules inadvertently carried into the Antarctic [Aliens_Antarctic_Huiskes_IPY170_NL]
In the austral summer of 2007/2008, using the momentum of the International Polar Year (2007-2009), an international team of ecologists assessed propagule (e.g. seeds, spores, reproductive adult organisms) ...


49. Adelie Penguin Dietary Data From Edmonson Point, Antarctica [Adelie_diet_EDP]
This dataset contains the results from surveys on the feeding habits of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at Edmonson Point, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Surveys have been conducted since 1994, ...


50. Aerial Surveys of Adelie Penguins at Mawson Station Antarctica [ASAC_1219_AAT_Img_APen_M]   PARENT DIF
This dataset contains the results from aerial surveys of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscellis adeliae) in the Mawson Station region, Antarctica. The surveys are used to determine population numbers, distributions ...


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