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The effect of global climate change on Antarctic marine diatoms
Antarctic marine diatoms are sensitive to environment change. This project will determine the environmental niches occupied by key diatom species in Antarctic sediments. This... -
SIPEX data iron site - Aurora Australis voyage Sept-Oct 2007
This work was completed as part of the SIPEX - Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment - voyage. Adapted from the SIPEX website: During SIPEX we investigated the... -
Photosynthetic rates of Antarctic sea-ice algae
From the abstract of one of the papers: Oxygen microelectrodes were used to measure the photosynthetic rates of Antarctic fast ice algal mats. Using the oxygen flux across the... -
Gross Primary Production of Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Model-Based Estimate
Gross Primary Production of Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Model-Based Estimate These are the input and outputs containing gross primary production of Antarctic landfast sea ice... -
Sea ice algae growth rate data collected during the SIPEX II voyage of the...
Chlorophyll data was used to measure growth rates of sea ice algae in CO2 incubations. Sea ice brine microalgae was collected from sackholes. Replicate samples were incubated in... -
Sea ice data - Bio-optics and physics measurements from Scott Base and...
As part of Australian Antarctic Science project # 4298 and Antarctica New Zealand project K131A, a total number of 24 sea ice sites were sampled for bio-optical measurements... -
Nella Dan: SIBEX II Cruise Phytoplankton Data
This dataset contains results from the Second International BIOMASS Experiment II (SIBEX II) cruise of the Nella Dan, taken in January 1985. This cruise was the fourth cruise in... -
Photosynthetic response of sea ice algae to low iron
Fast repetition rate fluorometer (FRRF) study of sea ice algae in low iron conditions. Algae were grown in an ice tank and the measurements were made at the end with a Chelsea... -
Sea ice algal composition, bloom potential and response to increased CO2...
This dataset contains pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry measurements and chlorophyll concentrations for a series of incubation experiments performed during the 2012... -
Scientific Research Conducted on BROKE-West: Voyage 3 of the Aurora...
The BROKE-West survey was conducted on voyage 3 of the Aurora Australis during the 2005-3006 season. It was intended to be a comprehensive biological and oceanographic survey of... -
Investigating the relation between aerosol optical depth, dimethylsulphide...
---- Public Summary from Project ---- Understanding the strength of possible biological feedbacks is crucial to the science of climate change. This project aims to improve our... -
The Biochemistry, Ecology and Organic Geochemistry of Phaeocystis pouchetii...
This metadata record covers ASAC projects 113, 191 and 625. (ASAC_113, ASAC_191, ASAC_625). The total lipid, fatty acid, sterol and pigment composition of water column... -
Toxicity of metal mixtures to two Antarctic marine microalgae
This metadata record contains observed and predicted toxicity data from bioassays with two species of Antarctic marine microalgae: Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae) and... -
Light-driven tipping points in polar ecosystems - Casey Station, Antarctica
Some ecosystems can undergo abrupt transformation in response to relatively small environmental change. Identifying imminent "tipping points" is crucial for biodiversity... -
Photokinetic adaptation of sea-ice algae
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2702 See the link below for public details on this project. Sea-ice algae are the basis of the Antarctic food web and are essential... -
The role of iron as a micro-nutrient to the Antarctic sea-ice zone algal community
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) project 3026. Public This project will assess the importance of the trace micro-nutrient element iron to Antarctic sea-ice algal... -
Sea ice bio-optical measurements
Field-based sampling: As part of Australian Antarctic Science project # 4298, a total number of 44 sea ice sites were sampled for bio-optical measurements along 4 transects on... -
Effects of Enhanced UV-B on Sea Ice Algae
From the abstract of some of the papers: It has been suggested that increased springtime UVB radiation caused by stratospheric ozone depletion is likely to reduce primary... -
Response of antarctic marine diatoms to environment modification
Environmental manipulation and competition experiments on cultured and natural diatoms will identify the response of key taxa to environment modification. Understanding the... -
CO2 incubation data collected during the SIPEX II voyage of the Aurora...
Pulse Amplitude Modulation (WaterPAM, Walz) was used to measure the response of the sea ice brine microalgae to CO2 stress. All data was reported in WinControl software and...