Cape Hallett campsite Mary Sewell Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection:K018:03/04

The research undertaken under the framework of the LGP can be divided into three categories:

Marine including research into

• Latitudinal gene drift in notothenioid fish species
• Lipid metabolism and adaptation in Antarctic fish
• Latitudinal patterns in the abundance of Ross Sea meroplankton
• Antarctic sea ice, algal productivity and global climate change
• Antarctic aquatic coastal ecosystems
• Structure and dynamics of benthic communities
• Population structure of echinoderm and mollusc communities
• Reproductive ecology and its consequence on population isolation

Terrestrial including research into

• Environmental protection of ice-free regions of Antarctica
• Soil biodiversity and response to climate change: a regional comparison of Cape Hallett and Taylor Valley
• The influence of climate-related environmental processes on inland Antarctic aquatic ecosystems
• Evolution and dispersal of algae along a latitudinal gradient
• Biodiversity and performance of lichens and mosses
• Terrestrial Antarctic Biocomplexity Survey (nzTABS)
• Biology of Antarctic springtails
• Vegetation communities for the monitoring of environmental conditions and climate change effects

Climate including research into

• Climate variability along the Victoria Land Coast - NZ ITASE
• Soil biodiversity and response to climate change: a regional comparison of Cape Hallett and Taylor Valley
• Results from Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)