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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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) ...
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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 ...
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Aliens in Antarctica Project - Inspection of fresh food for alien propagules [ASAC_2904_Food]
PARENT DIF
International Polar Year (IPY) Aliens in Antarctica project aims to identify human-mediated pathways for alien propagules into the Antarctic ecosystem (www.aliensinantarctica.aq). As part of this ...
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Aliens in Antarctica - Clothing Item and Propagule data [Aliens_in_Antarctica_visitor_data]
PARENT DIF
In the 2007/2008 southern summer season a stratified random selection of travellers to the Antarctic were sampled for propagules on their way to Antarctica or sub-Antarctic islands.
This dataset ...
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Aliens in Antarctica - General Visitor Survey and Visitor Clothing Survey data [Aliens_in_Antarctica_survey_data]
PARENT DIF
In principle all Antarctic visitors in the 2007/2008 southern summer season received a questionnaire called the General Visitor Survey (GVS) about previous use of their clothing and other equipment, ...
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Aliens in Antarctica - Seed Identifications data [Aliens_in_Antarctica_seed_identifications]
PARENT DIF
In the 2007/2008 southern summer season a stratified random selection of travellers to the Antarctic were sampled for propagules on their way to Antarctica or sub-Antarctic islands. This file lists ...
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Aliens in Antarctica tourist and scientist numbers [Aliens_in_Ant_Visitor_Numbers]
PARENT DIF
One Excel worksheet is provided. This contains estimates of the number of scientists (including their support personnel) landing at ice-free locations in Antarctica. Estimates were derived from station ...
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Long-term Changes in Vegetation and Soil Stability, Macquarie Island [ASAC_2317]
The project is a longterm monitoring program which commenced in 1980. The aim was to monitor vegetation and erosion changes on Macquarie Island (tall tussock vegetation on the steep coastal slopes, ...
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Introduced Collembola from Subantarctic islands [ASAC_1043]
From the abstract for the referenced paper.
Alien invertebrates pose considerable threats to subantarctic island ecosystems and with warming climates, because the likelihood of immigrants establishing ...
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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 ...
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2004 Snapshot of bird species in the Antarctic - data from World Bird Database [Avibase_WBDB_Ant_snapshot]
From the World Bird Database website:
This checklist includes all bird species found in Antarctica, based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources ...
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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 ...
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Biology of the Feral Cat, Felis catus (L.), on Macquarie Island [feral_cat_macca]
From the referenced paper:
Between December 1976 and February 1981, 246 cats were collected. Overall sex ratio was in favour of males 1:0.8, and coat colour was tabby (74%), orange (26%) ...
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Distribution and Dynamics of Vegetation in Relation to Natural Disturbance Factors, Heard and McDonald Islands [ASAC_423]
Metadata record for data expected ASAC Project 423
See the link below for public details on this project.
From the abstracts of the referenced papers:
Eight species ...
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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, ...
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Invertebrate Monitoring on Macquarie Island [ASAC_104]
The objectives of this project were:
To monitor wind transported insects to Macquarie Island to establish which species can disperse long distances on wind in the Subantarctic and from ...
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Macquarie Island nature reserve vertebrate pests and reserve management program [ASAC_101]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 101
See the link below for public details on this project.
From the abstracts of some of the referenced papers:
The diets ...
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Quantifying the effects of long term environmental change on World Heritage Macquarie Island. [AAS_3117]
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) Project 3117
See the link below for public details on this project.
Public
Climate change and feral animals are having profound effects on Macquarie Island, ...
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Understanding the impact of change on Australia's World Heritage subantarctic islands [ASAC_3095]
CHILD DIFs
Metadata record for data from AAS (ASAC) Project 3095.
Public
Global warming and the impact of feral animals or weedy plant species are causing changes in terrestrial sub-Antarctic ecosystems. We ...
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Heard Island Species Checklist [heard_species_checklist]
The url below provides a checklist of species that have been recorded or observed at Heard Island.
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Prevalence of viruses and parasites in populations of house mice on Macquarie Island [ASAC_1183]
Little information exists on risks of disease introduced into environments from exotic species. House mice remain prevalent on Macquarie Island, and may interfere with the subantarctic community there ...
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Regional Sensitivity to Climate Change in Antarctic Terrestrial Ecosystems [RiSCC]: the periantarctic region [ASAC_1015]
This project is looking at how subantarctic plants and ecosystems will respond to climate change. Global warming is already causing changes in terrestrial ecosystems, and the effects on terrestrial ...
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RiSCC Research Support Bibliography [RISCC_Bibliography]
RiSCC Research Support Bibliography compiled by RiSCC group members. There is 1 record in this bibliography.
This bibliography contains references to the RiSCC program (Regional Sensitivity to Climate ...
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SCAR Spatial Data Model and Feature Catalogue [DB_Feature_Catalogue]
The SCAR Spatial Data Model has been developed for Geoscience Standing Scientific Group (GSSG). It was presented to XXVII SCAR, 15-26 July 2002, in Shanghai, China.
The Spatial Data Model is one ...
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The potential and actual threats of introduced organisms to sub-Antarctic islands [ASAC_1187]
CHILD DIFs
This project aims to evaluate the potential and actual threats of introduced organisms by way of ANARE and ecotourism activities to Australias subantarctic islands of Heard and McDonald Is and Macquarie ...
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