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1. 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 ...


2. Macquarie Island survey, Voyage 6 March 2003 [survey_v6_2003]
Voyage 6 of the Australian Antarctic Program for 2002/03 resupplied the station at Macquarie Island. Five days were spent at the island: March 24 - 28. During this time some surveys were carried ...


3. Macquarie Island - Digitising topographic features [Macquarie_Island_quickbird_digitising]
The topographical features were digitised from the Macquarie Island Quickbird orthorectifed satellite imagery (5 March 2005) with metadata record: Entry ID: macquarie_quickbird_5March2005_mapping ...


4. 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. ...


5. 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 ...


6. 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 ...


7. 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 ...


8. Macquarie Island Vegetation: Plant species coverage in field plots, determined from photo interpretation [Macquarie_Island_Vegetation_photo_interpretation]   PARENT DIF
This dataset is a spreadsheet containing plant species coverage for the canopies of vegetation plots on Macquarie Island in the summers of 2008/09 and 2009/10. It was collected as part of AAS 3095, ...


9. Macquarie Island Mapping Program Survey Field Work and Report Voyage 3 Round Trip November 1997 [survey_1997_V3]
Taken from sections of the report: 1. Introduction This report details the survey work carried out on Macquarie Island during November 1997 by LANDINFO staff on behalf of the Australian Antarctic ...


10. 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 ...


11. Conservation Biogeography of the Antarctic - Shapefiles [ASAC_3095_Antarctic_Biogeography_shapefiles]   PARENT DIF
In association with the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research, Aleks Terauds (Australian Antarctic Division) and Steven Chown (Stellenbosch University, Monash University from July 2012) have ...


12. Macquarie Island Quickbird Image (15 March 2005) orthorectification [Macquarie_Quickbird_15Mar2005]
Quickbird image of Macquarie Island acquired on 15 March 2005. The image has been orthorectified, i.e. all geometric distortions caused by the earth curvature and relief displacement have been corrected. ...


13. Frozen dunes: An indicator of climate variability, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica [ASAC_2386]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2386 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- 'Frozen dunes: An indicator of climate variability, McMurdo ...


14. 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 ...


15. Mapping of Poa litorosa and Carex trifida in the Handspike Point area at Macquarie Island 28 March 2003 [ASAC_1015_MIGPS03]
Current positional data for Poa litorosa and Carex trifida at Handspike Point area (Macquarie Island) were collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and standard observational techniques. ...


16. Occupancy surveys of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in the Australian Antarctica Territory [ASAC_2722_Occupancy_Surveys]   CHILD DIFs   PARENT DIF
The current distribution of Adelie penguin breeding colonies in the AAT is being mapped through a series of 'occupancy' surveys. A GIS of potential Adelie penguin breeding habitat was developed by ...


17. 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 ...


18. Differential GPS data collected at Heard Island 2003/04 for the Regional Sensitivity to Climate Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems (RiSCC) program [ASAC_1015_HIGPS03_04]
Metadata notes for RiSCC Heard Island 2003_04 season (ASAC 1015) - DGPS data and Base Station data DGPS data are described below, and associated data files listed. 1. Three Island study - Phenology ...


19. AAD publications database [AAD_Publications]
This database is a catalogue for the list of publications held by the Australian Antarctic Division. The database is available online at the URL given below. In some cases, pdf downloads are available, ...


20. 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 ...


21. Vestfold Hills penguin colonies digitised from Linhof aerial photography flown 24 November 1993 [vest_penguin_gis]
Aerial photography (Linhof) of penguin colonies was acquired over the Vestfold Hills (Eric Woehler). The penguin colonies were traced, then digitised (John Cox), and saved as DXF-files. Using the ...


22. 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 ...


23. 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 ...


24. Understanding the impact of change on Australia's World Heritage subantarctic islands - Anatomy studies of vascular plants Macquarie Island [ASAC_3095_Anatomical_Data]   PARENT DIF
The dataset contains a series of anatomical images of plant specimens collected as part of AAS (ASAC) project 3095 at Macquarie Island during the summer of the 2011/2012 season. Species The four ...


25. Winter Foraging Locations Of Southern Ocean Predators - sub antarctic islands [ASAC_2940]
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2940 See the link below for public details on this project. Public: The extent of Antarctic winter sea-ice influences all aspects of the Antarctic ...


26. Direct Molecular Analysis of Antarctica and Southern Ocean Microbial Communities [ASAC_867]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 867 See the link below for public details on this project. Dataset Sea-ice bacteria data are associated with ASAC_1012 and included there Data for bacteria ...


27. Molecular studies of the origins and dispersal patterns of invertebrates in the Antarctic and subantarctic [ASAC_2355]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2355 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- We will measure biodiversity of ecologically-important ...


28. Occupancy surveys of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in Kemp Land, 2007-2008 [ASAC_2722_Occupancy_Surveys_Kemp200708]   PARENT DIF
An occupancy survey of Adelie penguin breeding distribution to the west of Mawson was carried out in 2007/08. General details of the occupancy surveys are given in the overall metadata record. Details ...


29. Occupancy surveys of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in the Robinson Group of Islands, 2005-2006 [ASAC_2722_Occupancy_Surveys_Robinson200506]   PARENT DIF
An occupancy survey of Adelie penguin breeding distribution in the Robinson Group of islands was carried out in 2005/06. General details of the occupancy surveys are given in the overall metadata ...


30. 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]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2952. See the link below for public details on this project. By studying microbial within species adaptation, species distribution, ecosystem composition, ...


31. An assessment of variability in the influx of cosmic dust during the Holocene and the potential effect on iron concentrations in the Southern Ocean. [AAS_3132]
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) project 3132. Public This research will determine variability in the influx and mineralogy of cosmic dust to the Southern Ocean during the Holocene from ...


32. Southern elephant seal moult wallow sites and weddell seal pupping areas in the Vestfold Hills [gis289]
This GIS dataset includes: 1 Point data representing southern elephant seal haulout sites in the Vestfold Hills. 2 Polygon data representing weddell seal pupping areas in the Vestfold Hills. The ...


33. Southern elephant seal moult wallow sites and weddell seal pupping areas in the Windmill Islands [gis179]
This GIS dataset includes: 1 Point data representing southern elephant seal haulout sites as shown in Figure 1 of the paper J.van den Hoff, R.Davies and H.Burton, 'Origins, age composition and change ...


34. Investigation of virus biodiversity in Antarctic terrestrial plants [ASAC_2153]
Samples from Macquarie Island were collected between 1998 and 2004. Samples from Heard Island were collected during 2000. Continental samples were collected between 2004 and 2006. This project aims ...


35. Maternal Attendance and Pup Growth in Fur Seals (Arctocephalus spp.) at Macquarie and Heard Islands [ASAC_132]
Taken from the abstract of the referenced papers: Maternal attendance behaviour was studies in Antarctic (Arctocephalus gazella) and subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) which breed ...


36. Alien plant survey Macquarie Island 2010_11 [MI2010_11_Alien-plant-survey_JDS]   PARENT DIF
The data are location and abundance data of alien plants found during a systematic survey of Macquarie Island. It relates to three species Poa annua, Cerastium fontanum and Stellaria media. It is ...


37. Occurrence of Antarctic and sun-Antarctic collembola: Summary DB [TERAUDS_ANT_COLL_REVIEW]   PARENT DIF
The occurrence of collembola(springtails) in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic was reviewed using published and unpublished sources. These data were compiled into a summary database. Where possible ...


38. IMAGEAntarctica Database - A Catalogue of Antarctic Images by the Australian Antarctic Division [DB_IMAGEAntarctica]
The IMAGEAntarctica catalogue contains records of images held in the Australian Antarctic Division's Multimedia Image Library. The material predominantly depicts Australia's presence and activities ...


39. Animal Tracking at Heard Island 2003/2004 - ARGOS data [HI_animaltracks_ARGOS]
A major goal of a research expedition by the Australian Antarctic Division over the summer of (2003/04) in the Southern Ocean off Heard Island was to answer some of the questions needed to determine ...


40. SQ41-42 Mawson - 1:1 Million Topographic GIS Dataset [SQ41-42]
SQ41-42 Mawson - 1:1 Million Topographic GIS Dataset is part of the International Map of the World 1:1000000 map series. This dataset was updated in 2001/02 with the integration of data from the AAT ...


41. Population status of Southern Giant Petrels at Hawker and Frazier Islands [AAS_3154]
Metadata record for data from AAS project 3154 (ASAC_3154). Public Summary This project aims to install automated cameras at the Southern Giant Petrel (SGP) breeding site(s) on the Frazier Islands ...


42. Vegetation studies: Grazing and Long-term change [Macq_Is_JJ_001]
Data comprise records of vegetation change on Macquarie Island as a result of grazing by rabbits and possible effects of climatic change. Data include presence and absence of species, together with ...


43. Biodiversity, biogeography, reproduction and conservation of the Macquarie Island orchid Nematocerus (Corybas) dienema [ASAC_2545]
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2545 See the link below for public details on this project. The orchid Nematoceras (Corybas) dienema has been found in several ...


44. Biogeography of spiders on islands of the Southern Ocean [ASAC_1015_spiders]
These data are mainly based on a paper by Phil Pugh (Pugh 2004, Biogeography of spiders on the islands of the Southern Ocean, Journal of Natural History, 38:1461-1487), but has been updated for Subantarctic ...


45. Further Investigations of the effects of the Nella Dan oil spill at Macquarie Island: Have benthic communities recovered? [ASAC_756]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 756 See the link below for public details on this project. From the abstract of one of the referenced papers: The shore environments ...


46. Introduced invasive terrestrial invertebrates on Macquarie Island: studies on ecology, origins and control [ASAC_2397]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2397 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project---- Three soil animals, a land shrimp, ...


47. Measurement of moss growth rates in Antarctica [ASAC_1104]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1104 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project---- Mosses are dominant plants in the ...


48. Nitrogen studies in sub-Antarctic terrestrial environments [ASAC_1022]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1022 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- Nitrogen ...


49. Vegetation History and Environmental Change on Macquarie Island [ASAC_777]
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 777, Vegetation History and Environmental Change on Macquarie Island Studied by Analysing Present Vegetation and the Underlying Peat on Slopes Subject ...


50. Ecology of Southern Elephant Seals [ASAC_257]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 257 See the link below for public details on this project. From the abstracts of some of the referenced papers: Anatomical ...


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