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Case study: Detecting polynya from space
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Case Studies
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Antarctic Science Platform researchers are using satellite data to determine the spatial extent of polynya with better accuracy, which unlocks the ability to quantify their role in large-scale processes, such as sea-ice formation, ocean circulation and their impact on marine ecosystems.
Sea ice and ecosystems
Authors: Rowan Howard-Williams, Ian Hawes
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Sea ice plays a crucial role in the life cycles of many Antarctic organisms, from the algae at the base of food chains, to seals and penguins at the top.
Antarctic Sea Ice #2: Biological Importance
Authors: Kyle Clem, Rob Massom, Sharon Stammerjohn and Phillip Reid
Year Published: 2022
Document Type:
Reports
Ownership: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Summary: Antarctic sea ice, in the form of immobile coastal “fast ice” and the more extensive moving pack ice supports one of the most extensive and productive ecosystems on Earth and is crucial to the structure and function of Southern Ocean marine ecosystems that are highly attuned to its presence and seasonal rhythms. This summary on SCAR's Antarctic Environments Portal is based on the best available science.
Changes in the Ross Sea and the future of carbon storage
Authors: Miles Lamare, Vonda Cummings, Ian Hawes and Rowan Howard-Williams
Year Published: 2022
Document Type:
Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: The Southern Ocean mops up anthropogenic CO2 emissions. But acting as a ‘sink’ for this excess heat and carbon dioxide is having an effect on the ocean and the ecosystems it supports.
The Changing Antarctic and Southern Ocean and Pathway to Policy
Authors: Craig Stevens with support from Rowan Howard-Williams
Year Published: 2021
Document Type:
Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: The Southern Ocean plays a major role in global climate. What happens in this fast-changing region will have huge impacts on New Zealand in the coming decades.
Ross Sea Marine Protected Area - Report of an Antarctic Science Platform Stakeholder Workshop
Authors: Neil Gilbert, Daniela Liggett, Natasha Gardiner.
Year Published: 2021
Document Type:
Reports
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Report of an Antarctic Science Platform Stakeholder Workshop held 19 November 2020 to identify the opportunities for the Platform to support the research needs of the Ross Sea Region MPA.
Antarctic ecosystem in transition – life between stresses and opportunities
Authors: Julian Gutt, Enrique Isla, José C. Xavier et all
Year Published: 2021
Document Type:
Papers
Summary: Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of environmental change on biological pro-cesses in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 international experts. Ten key messages emerged that have stakeholder-relevance and/or a high impact for the scientific community.
Exploring Antarctica’s Coastal Biodiversity: Voyage of Discovery
Year Published: 2020
Document Type:
Posters
Ownership: ASP
Summary: This two-page flyer provides an overview of the planned sea voyage dedicated to revealing the undersea biodiversity and biogeography of Antarctica’s nearshore coastal ecosystems.