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Soft sediment assemblages at Casey Station: (core samples: Nov 1998 - Jan 1999)
A survey of macrobenthic assemblages in soft-sediments was done at Casey Station, East Antarctica. Samples were taken by divers using hand-held corers (core size - 10 cm... -
Time Trial 1 M HCl extraction data for the Windmill Islands marine sediments
These results are for the time trial extraction of HCl. See also the metadata records for the 0.5 and 4 hour extractions of HCl. A regional survey of potential contaminants in... -
Sensitivity of different life stages of common subantarctic marine...
Study location and species The four species used in this study were collected from subantarctic Macquarie Island (54.6167 degrees S, 158.8500 degrees E), just north of the... -
Survey of soft sediment assemblages around Casey Station (Winter grab...
Marine soft-sediment assemblages were sampled from shallow (5 - 35m) nearshore regions around Casey Station, Windmill Islands, East Antarctica in winter 1998, using a van-Veen... -
A manipulative field experiment examining the recruitment of sessile...
The recruitment of epifauna (sessile and mobile) on hard-substratum was examined in a field experiment using tiles. A total of 160 tiles were deployed at five locations, with 32... -
Survey of soft sediment assemblages around Casey Station (grab samples), Feb...
Marine soft-sediment assemblages were sampled from shallow (5 - 35m) nearshore regions around Casey Station, Windmill Islands, East Antarctica in late summer (Feb-March) 1997,... -
Uptake of heavy metals from copper and lead spiked sediments by...
This data set describes the concentrations of copper, lead and iron in the calcareous tests of heart urchins that were exposed to spiked sediments for 60 days. Porewater is the... -
Macroalgal responses to heavy metals and varying light levels at Casey Station
In situ chlorophyll fluorescence measurements using pulse amplitude technique (PAM) of macroalga Desmarestia menziesii, assessing adaptation to high light exposure after sea ice... -
A manipulative field experiment examining the recruitment of mobile epifauna...
The recruitment of mobile epifauna on hard-substratum was examined in a field experiment using tiles. A total of 160 tiles were deployed at five locations, with 32 tiles at each... -
0.5 hour 1 M HCl extraction data for the Windmill Islands marine sediments
These results are for the 0.5 hour extraction of HCl. See also the metadata records for the 4 hour extraction of HCl, and the time trial data for 1 M HCl extractions. A regional... -
Heavy metal concentrations in marine sediments around Casey station, East...
Sediment cores (5cm diameter x 10cm deep), collected as part of the long-term monitoring of the Thala Valley waste disposal site clean-up (Casey station), were sectioned and a... -
Toxicity of sediment spiked with Thala Valley Tip Fines to the Temperate...
This data set describes the toxicity of marine sediment spiked with contaminated soil from Thala Valley tip site at Casey. The temperate heart urchin species Echinocardium... -
Toxicity of Heavy Metals in Seawater to Juvenile Heart Urchins (Abatus spp)
These data sets describe the toxicity of lead, coppyer, zinc and cadmium spiked seawater to the juveniles of Abatus ingens and Abatus nimrodi. Metals were tested separately over... -
4 hour 1 M HCl extraction data for the Windmill Islands marine sediments
These results are for the 4 hour extraction of HCl. See also the metadata records for the 0.5 hour extraction of HCl, and the time trial data for 1 M HCl extractions. A regional... -
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... -
Concentration of heavy metals in marine waters around Casey station - summer 2003/04
The concentration of heavy metals in seawater at four sites around Casey was determined via Diffusive Gradients in Thin films (DGT) loggers attached to experimental mesocosms... -
Photoquadrat survey of hard substratum assemblages around Casey Station:...
A survey of the epibenthic fauna of hard-substrata was made around Casey Station, using a camera mounted on a frame to take photoquadrats. A nested sampling design was used with... -
Copies of field and lab books associated with ASAC project 2385 -...
These are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station between 1997 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2385 - Development and application of... -
Soft sediment assemblages at Casey Station: Brown Bay Grid - samples taken...
A survey of macrobenthic assemblages in soft-sediments was done at Casey Station, East Antarctica. Samples were taken along four transects in Brown Bay, along a pollution... -
A manipulative field experiment examining the effect of heavy metal and...
The effects of hyrdocarbon and heavy metal contamination of marine sediments on recruitment of soft-sediment assemblages were examined in a field experiment at Casey Station,...