Members and Advisers: Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research

Wayne Pollard (Chair) Department of Geography McGill University 805 Sherbrooke Street Montreal, QC Email: pollard@felix.geog.mcgill.ca Erik Blake, Icefield Instruments Inc. Box 30036 Whitehorse YT Y1A 5M2 Email: erik@icefield.yk.ca Kathleen Conlan Canadian Museum of Nature P.O.Box 3443, Stn. D Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4 Email: kconlan@mus-nature.ca Serge Demers Institut des Sciences de la mer de Rimouski 310 allée des Ursulines C.P. 3300 Rimouski QC G5L 3A1 Email : serge-demers@uqar.qc.ca

Marianne Douglas Department of Geology University of Toronto 22 Russell Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1 msvd@geology.utoronto.ca Kevin Hall (Antarctic Adviser, CPC) Geography Programme University of Northern B.C. 3333 University Way Prince George, BC Email: hall@unbc.ca Fred Roots (Antarctic Adviser, CPC) Environment Canada 351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, First Floor Hull, QC K1A 0H3 Email: fredroots@ec.gc.ca Peter Suedfeld University of British Columbia 2136 West Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Email: psuedfeld@cortex.psych.ubc.ca Olav Loken, Secretary c/o Canadian Polar Commission 1710-360 Albert St. Ottawa ON K1R 7X7 E-mail: oloken@sympatico.ca

Canadian Polar Commission Suite 1710, Constitution Square

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NATIONAL ANTARCTIC SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

1 July 2002 - 30 June 2004

Member country: CANADA National SCAR Committee Title: Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research Address: Canadian Polar Commission 360 Albert Street, Suite 1710 OTTAWA, ON K1R 7X7 Telephone: (613) 943-8605 Fax: (613) 943-8607 E-mail: oloken@sympatico.ca Chair: Prof. Wayne Pollard 1 (see next page for address) Representatives to SCAR: Permanent Delegate:Steve Bigras 2 Alternate Delegate: Dr. Olav H. Loken 3 Representatives on SCAR Standing Scientific Groups: Geosciences: Prof. Wayne Pollard 1

Alt: Prof. Fraser Taylor 4 Life Sciences: Dr. Kathleen Conlan 5

Alt. Prof. Peter Suedfeld 6 Physical Sciences: Tom James, 7

Alt. Dr. Erik Blake 8

JCADM: Peter Pulsifer 9 COMNAP Representative : Bonni Hrycyk 10

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1. Wayne Pollard, Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC. H3A 2K6 E-mail: pollard@felix.geog.mcgill.ca 2. Steven Bigras, Executive Director, Canadian Polar Commission, 1710-360 Albert St., Ottawa ON K1R 7X7

E-mail: bigrass@polarcom.gc/ca

3. Olav Loken, Secretary, Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research, c/o Canadian Polar Commission, 1710-360 Albert St., Ottawa ON K1R 7X7. E-mail: oloken@sympatico.ca

4. Fraser Taylor, Director, Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6. E-mail: ftaylor@ccs.carleton.ca 5. Kathleen Conlan, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O.Box 3443, Stn. D, Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4 E-mail: kconlan@mus-nature.ca 6. Peter Suedfeld, Prof. of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4. E-mail: psuedfeld@cortex.psych.ubc.ca

7. Dr. Thomas James, Geological Survey of Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 4B2 E-mail: james@pgc.nrcan.gc.ca 8. Dr. Erik Blake, Icefield Instruments Inc., Box 30036, Whitehorse YT Y1A 5M2

E-mail: erik@icefield.yk.ca

9. Peter Pulsifer, Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6. E-mail: pulsifer@magma.ca

10. Bonni Hrycyk, Polar Continental Shelf Project, Department of Natural Resources, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0E9. E-Mail: BHrycyk@NRCan.gc.ca

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Table of Contents

Foreword iv Research Activities Universities University of Northern British Columbia 1 University of Alberta 1 University of Saskatchewan 3 University of Western Ontario 4 University of Toronto 5 Queen’s University 5 Université Laval 6 Université du Québec à Rimouski 7 University of New Brunswick 8 Acadia University 9 Carleton University 9a Government Departments and Agencies Canadian Museum of Nature 10 Environment Canada 10 Natural Resources Canada 11 Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology 12 Private Sector Erik Blake 13 Christian Otto 13 Bibliography 15

Foreword

The Canadian Polar Commission (CPC) and the Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research (CCAR) are pleased to present Canadian Research Activities in the Antarctic, 2002 – 2004. This report has been prepared for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and includes an account of Canadian research activities in the Antarctica from 2002 –2004 and a Bibliography of Canadian Contributions to Antarctic and Bipolar Science for the same period.

The primary objectives of this report are to provide information on Canadian scientists working in the Antarctic, to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among professionals, scientists and academics, and to promote international cooperation within the scientific community. It also provides a good overview of the range of contributions Canadian scientists are making to Antarctic science. The first part provides brief descriptions of the activities at various universities, government departments and agencies, and in the private sector, and includes contact information for key scientists. The second part is a bibliography of peer-reviewed scientific papers and related reports and publications written or co-authored by Canadians.

I would like to acknowledge the efforts of CCAR members in preparing information on Canadian research activities in the Antarctic, and also to extend a special thanks to Dr. Olav Loken, Secretary to CCAR, for compiling this report. Steven C. Bigras Executive Director Canadian Polar Commission

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Research Activities Universities University of Northern British Columbia K. HallUNBC3333 University WayPrince George BCV2N 4Z9Canada Tel.: +1-250-960-5864 Fax: +1-250-960-6533 Email: hall@unbc.ca Project Title: Rock weathering in Antarctica Project Summary: The project was a continuation of earlier work regarding the mechanical weathering of rock in the area of Mars Oasis (southern Alexander Island) with particular reference to the origin and development of cryoplanation terraces and tafoni. Extensive thermal data were recorded at 20-second intervals using micro-transducers (0.15 mm diam) to investigate the grain-level character of the rock weathering. Cooperating Countries: UK, France EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment): UK University of Alberta Joel Barker, Martin Sharp University of Alberta 1-26 Earth Sciences Building University of Alberta Edmonton AB T6G 2E3 Canada Tel.:+1-780-231-3792 (JB), +1-780-492-4156 (MS) Fax:+1-780-492-2030 Email:jdbarker@ualberta.ca; martin.sharp@ualberta.ca

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Project title: Biogeochemical transformations of organic carbon in glacier systems (McMurdo Dry Valleys) Project Summary: Microbial populations in subglacial environments likely use organic carbon as a substrate for respiration. CO2 produced through this process may act as a source of acidity consumed in subglacial weathering processes. It is therefore of interest to identify the sources of this carbon and determine the biogeochemical transformations that it undergoes in the subglacial environment. The goal of this study is to quantify the abundance of organic carbon in different components of glacier systems and to use spectroscopic techniques to characterize its molecular properties. Cooperating Countries: New Zealand EIA: New Zealand Cory Davis, Ian Stirling Canadian Wildlife Service 5320 122 St. EdmontonAB T6H 3S5 Canada Tel.: +1-780-435-7349 Fax: +1-780-435-7359 Email: ian.stirling@ec.gc.ca Department of Biological Science CW 405 Biological Sciences Building University of Alberta Edmonton AB : T6H 2E9 Canada Project Title: Genetics and biology of icebreeding seals in the Antarctic Project summary This project has two overall objectives. One is to look at the evolution of all extant phocids, with particular interest in the polar ice-breeding species. A paper on this aspect is now in press. The second aspect is to look at the evolution of genetic diversity and related aspects of polar ice-breeding seals in relation to life history strategies. Cooperating Countries: USA, Norway, UK EIA: USA, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia

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Anita Dey Nuttall Canadian Circumpolar Institute, Suite 308, 8625-112 ST Campus Tower Edmonton, AB T6G 0H1 Canada Tel. : +1-780-492-8869 Fax : +1-780-492-1153 Email : anitad@ualberta.ca Project title: The Development of Antarctic Policy and a Canadian Antarctic Scientific Program Project Summary: Research activity includes the origins, development and organization of national Antarctic programs; the international relations of Antarctica and the Antarctic Treaty; the interface between scientific research, politics and conservation in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean; Canada’s role as a member of the Antarctic Treaty and the development of a permanent Canadian Antarctic program. University of Saskatchewan Steven D. Siciliano, Bing Si Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 Canada Tel.: +1-306-966-4035 Fax: +1-306-966-6881 Email: Siciliano@sask.usask.ca Project Title: Polar Toxi Test Development Project Summary: In this project we will develop and validate toxi tests suitable for soils found in cold climates. These soils, called cryosols, are present in both poles of the Earth. We will be working closely with Australian collaborators involved in remediating a fuel spill in Antarctica in Wilkes Land. In order to assess the toxi of petroleum products to these cold region soils, we will investigate how the liquid water regime as well as the nitrogen and carbon cycles of these soils are affected by petroleum hydrocarbons. We hypothesize that the liquid water regime will be critical to the overall impact of petroleum hydrocarbons on Antarctic soils. At the conclusion of this project, we will have developed soil toxi tests suitable for oil remediation projects in Antarctic.

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Cooperating Country: Australia EIA: Australia University of Western Ontario Charles G. Trick Department of Biology University of Western Ontario 11551 Richmond Street N North Campus Building London, ON N6A 5B7 Canada Tel.: +1-519-661-3899 Fax: +1-519-661-3935 Email: trick@uwo.ca Project Title: What limits denitrification and bacterial productivity in Lake Bonney, Antarctica? Project Summary: Denitrification is the main loss term for fixed nitrogen from ecosystems, and thus its rate and regulation may directly affect primary production and carbon cycling over short and long time scales. We are investigating the reason for the low rates of denitrification in the East Lobe of Lake Bonney (compared with the West Lobe). We propose that the dramatic differences in metal chemistry we have observed are directly related to the depression of denitrification and the resulting unusual nitrogen cycle. Cooperating Country: USA EIA: USA S.R. Hicock Department of Earth Sciences University of Western Ontario London, ON N6A 5B7 Canada Tel.: +1-519-661-3189 Fax: +1-519-661-3198 Email: shicock@uwo.ca Project Title: Antarctic Cenozoic glacial geology, southern Victoria Land

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Project Summary: Formation of Sirius Group glacial rocks in Allan Hills and Dry Valleys areas, and their inferences about the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet in recent geologic history (last 20 million years). Dynamics and products of dry-based Antarctic ice over the last 20,000 years in the Allan Hills. Cooperating Countries: New Zealand, Netherlands EIA: New Zealand University of Toronto Marianne S.V. Douglas Department of Geology, University of Toronto 22 Russell St. Toronto ON M5S 3B1 Canada Tel.: +1-416-978-3709 Fax: +1-416-978-3938 Email: msvd@geology.utoronto.ca Project title: Limnology and Paleolimnological Analyses of Lakes and Ponds of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Project Summary: Lakes and ponds on the Hurd Peninsula of Livingston Island were sampled to determine their biological, chemical and physical characteristics. In particular, freshwater diatoms from the shallow ponds were collected, in order to determine their autecology. Sediment cores were recovered from the lakes and ponds. Diatom microfossils will be analyzed in order to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental history of the region. Cooperating Countries: Bulgaria; EIA: Bulgaria Queen’s University R. Gilbert Queen's University Department of Geography Queen's University Kingston ON K7L 3N6, Canada Tel.: +1-613-533-6034 Fax: +1-613-533-6122 Email: gilbert@lake.geog.queensu.ca

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Project title: Paleohistory of the Larsen Ice Shelf: Phase II Project Summary: The Larsen Ice Shelf work will address the question of Holocene shelf history in the context of current and past warming episodes. The results will help address whether the recent disintegration of the ice shelf is related to human-induced global change. Cooperating Countries USA, Canada, Italy EIA: USA Université Laval Derek Mueller Université Laval Département de biologie Université Laval Québec,QC G1K 7P4 Canada Tel.: +1-418-656-2131 x 8153 Fax: +1-418-656-2043 Email: derek.mueller@bio.ulaval.ca Project title: A bipolar comparison of glacial cryoconite ecosystems Project Summary: We studied the ecology of melt holes (cryoconite holes) that occur on the surface of glaciers in polar and alpine regions. These meltwater habitats are underlain by a thin layer of sediment and contain a variety of organisms, notably algae and cyanobacteria. We compared results from an Antarctic glacier (Canada Glacier, 77 deg. 37' S, 162 deg. 55' E) with an Arctic glacier (White Glacier, 79 deg. 27' N, 90 deg. 40' W). Cooperating Countries: United States

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Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval Dépt. de biologie Université Laval Québec, QC G1K 7P4 Canada Tel.: +1-418-656-5644 Fax: +1-418-656-2043 Email: warwick.vincent@bio.ulaval.ca Project Title: Regional impacts and Sensitivity to Climate Change (RiSCC) Project Summary: General circulation models predict that the most rapid and pronounced impacts of ongoing global climate change will take place in the polar regions. This project involves comparative experiments and observations on the sentinel lake ecosystems of Northern Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic, and on the Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Cooperating Countries: Spain EIA: Spain Université du Québec à Rimouski Émilien Pelletier Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski Université du Québec à Rimouski 310, allée des Ursulines Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1 Canada Tel.: +1-418-723-1986 x1764 Fax: +1-418-724-1842 Email: emilien_Pelletier@uqar.qc.ca

Project title: (1) Bioremediation Of Crude Oil And Diesel In Sub-Antarctic Soils And Sediments

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Project Summary: This project addresses the need for a new technology for soil and sediment remediation in high-latitude regions. Field studies have been initiated in 1997 with the objective of determining the long-term effectiveness of bioremediation agents on the degradation of crude oil and diesel under severe conditions. Changes in bacterial communities as well as chemical composition of oiled residues and their toxicity are monitored as a function of soil properties and the composition of bioremediation agents. Cooperating Country: France EIA: France Project title: (2): Environmental Assessment Of Soil And Sediment Of Juvany Station (Argentina) Project Summary: The objective of this project is to provide a complete assessment of the distribution of anthropogenic pollutants present in the surface soil and sediment sampled in the vicinity of the Juvany research station and the Potter Cove. Chemical analyses are currently conducted for trace metals and hydrocarbons, including oiled residues and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs and metabolites are also monitored in fish and benthic organisms collected in the Potter Cove. Cooperating Country: Argentina EIA: Argentina University of New Brunswick J. Terhune Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 5050 Saint John, NB E2L 4L5 Canada Tel.:+1-506-648-5633 Fax:+1-506-648-5811 Email: terhune@unbsj.ca Project Title: Regional dialects and herd formation aspects of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) underwater vocalisations Project Summary: Underwater vocalisations of Weddell seals beneath land-fast ice were recorded throughout the winter and breeding season. The goals were to quantify the vocal activity, determine if the

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repertoire changed when breeding began and determine whether males or females were first to arrive at the breeding locations. Cooperating Country: Australia EIA: Australia Acadia University Richard Karsten Department of Mathematics and Statistics Acadia University Wolfville, NS B4P 1M5 Canada Tel.: +1-902-585-1608 Fax: +1-902-585-1074 Email: rkarsten@acadiau.ca Project Title: Analysis of Argo Float data to examine Antarctic Intermediate Water Formation Project Summary: Our project will explore the formation process of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) by examining the data from a set of six Argo floats that were deployed of the coast of Chile in December 2002. AAIW is the largest body of low salinity waters found at depths of 1000m to 2000m over the majority of the global oceans and is known to play a significant role in climate change. The temperature and salinity profiles the floats provide will allow us to identify when and how surface waters around Antarctica sink to form AAIW. Cooperating Countries: Nations participating in ARGO float program

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Carleton University Fraser Taylor Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre Carleton University Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 Canada Tel.: +1-613-520-3979 Fax: +1-613-520-2395 E-mail: fraser_taylor@carleton.ca Project Title: Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica Project (CAAP) Project Summary: Professor Taylor leads an international team under the auspices of the SCAR Geographic Information Group of Experts to develop a Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica. The project started with the award of a research grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre. The research funding provides a base on which to develop the project through to the end of 2006. During the reporting period a detailed technical plan for the project has been developed, reviewed by the community and is currently being implemented. In addition, an international workshop was held in October of 2003 to further develop the conceptual model for the cybercartographic Atlas. An overview of the project can be accessed at: http://www.carleton.ca/gcrc/caap Cooperating Countries: Argentina, Australia, Germany, China, UK and USA EIA: N/A

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Government Departments and Agencies Canadian Museum of Nature Kathy Conlan Canadian Museum of Nature P.O. Box 3443, Station D Ottawa ON K1P 6P4 Canada Tel.+1-613-364-4063 Fax: +1-613-364-4027 Email: kconlan@mus-nature.ca Project Title: Sewage contamination of marine life by McMurdo Station and changes following remediation Cooperating Countries: USA EIA: USA Project Summary: Time series study of the seabed-living marine life along the McMurdo Station coast before and after introduction of sewage treatment in 2003. Environment Canada Oleg Saenko Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis P.O. Box 1700 Victoria,BC V8W 2Y2 Canada Tel.: +1-250-363-8263 Fax: +1-250-363-8247 Email: oleg.saenko@ec.gc.ca Project Title: Meltwater Pulse 1A from Antarctica as a Trigger of the Bølling-Allerød Warm Interval Project Summary: Meltwater pulse 1A (mwp-1A) was a prominent feature of the last deglaciation, which led to a sea-level rise of ~20 meters in less than 500 years. Previous studies have been unable to reconcile a warm Northern Hemisphere with mwp-1A originating from the Laurentide or

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Fennoscandian ice sheets. We demonstrate that with mwp-1A originating from the Antarctic Ice Sheet, consistent with recent sea-level fingerprinting inferences, the strength of North Atlantic Deep Water formation increases, providing an explanation for the onset of the Bølling-Allerød warm interval. Cooperating Countries: USA, Australia Natural Resources Canada Thomas James Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific 860 W. Saanich Road Sidney, BC V8L 4B2 Canada Tel.: +1-250-363-6403 Fax: +1-250-363-6565 Email: tjames@nrcan.gc.ca Project Title: Glacio-isostatic Adjustment Modelling of Antarctic Crustal Deformation and Stress Project Summary: Computer modelling of the Earth's response to Antarctic ice mass changes (glacio-isostatic adjustment modelling) can be compared to a variety of high-precision geodetic observations, such as GPS and gravity observations, to better understand ice mass history and Earth structure. This work results from a long-standing collaboration with Erik Ivins of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Cooperating Countries: USA, Germany Laurence Gray Canada Centre for Remote Sensing CCRS, 588 Booth Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y7 Canada Tel.: +1-613-995-3671 Fax: +1-613-947-1383 Email: laurence.gray@nrcan.gc.ca Project Title: Movement of glacial ice in West Antarctica

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Project Summary: Satellite radar data is used to derive information on glacial ice dynamics. In particular, RADARSAT data has been used interferometrically to map the motion of ice streams and their tributaries to help understand changes in mass balance and contribution to sea level rise. New techniques in 3-dimensional INSAR have been developed which show unexpectedly large vertical displacements, sometimes in times as short as 24 days. In conjunction with US colleagues we are studying the possibility that these movements are related to non-steady state transport of sub-glacial water. Cooperating Country: USA EIA: USA Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Philip J. Currie Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Box 7500 Drumheller AB T0J 0Y0 Canada Tel. +1-403-820-6219 Fax: +1-403-823-7131 Email: Philip.Currie@gov.ab.ca Project Title: Lower Jurassic dinosaurs of Mt. Kirkpatrick, Antarctica Project Summary: The collection of theropod and possibly prosauropod dinosaur remains from the slopes of Mt. Kirkpatrick. The theropod (Cryolophosaurus) remains were found in 1990 but had only been partially excavated and still has not been described. A brief survey resulted in the discovery of a second dinosaur that needs preparation and research. Cooperating Countries: USA, New Zealand EIA: USA

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Private Sector Erik Blake Icefield Instruments Inc. PO Box 30036 Whitehorse,YT Y1A 5M2 Canada Tel.+1-867-633-4264 Fax:+1-867-633-4217 Email:erik@icefield.yk.ca Project Title: (1) ECLIPSE ice coring drill Project Summary: In 2003, Icefield Instruments Inc. built an ECLIPSE tipping-tower intermediate-depth ice coring drill for Ice Core Drilling Services (ICDS). This is the second ECLIPSE drill built for the American Antarctic Program. Project title: (2) : A proposed sterile sampling system for Antactic subglacial lake Project Summary: Icefield Instruments Inc. has been working for a number of years on various concept designs for penetrating and returning samples from subglacial lakes. To date, no instrument has been built, but feedback received at various conferences and workshops continues to be incorporated into the design. Christian Otto Quinte Health Care Corp., Belleville ON, and Visiting Professor, University of Texas 2-171 Union St. W Kingston,ON K7L 2P5 Canada Fax: +1-613-547-0704 Email: christianaotto@hotmail.com Project Title: Medical imaging and telemedicine to support the treatment of ill and injured patients at U.S. Antarctic research stations.

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Project Summary: Dr. Otto served as the station physician at McMurdo Research Station from October 9, 2002 to October 10, 2003. His research focuses on the use of medical imaging and telemedicine to support the treatment of ill and injured patients at McMurdo, Palmer and South Pole Station. He is also a U.S. delegate to the SCAR Expert Group on Human Biology and Medicine. Cooperating Countries France EIA France Cooperating Countries: USA

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Canadian Contributions to Antarctic and Bipolar Science 2002-2004 Part A: Peer-Reviewed Papers, according to SCAR SSG’s. (Canadian authors underlined) SSG- Geoscience Arocena, L. and Hall, K. 2003: Calcium Phosphate Accumulation on the Yalour Islands (Antarctica): Surface Coatings and Geomorphic Implications. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 35, 233-241. Atkins, C.B., Barrett, P.J., and Hicock, S.R. 2002: Cold glaciers erode and deposit: evidence from Allan Hills, Antarctica. Geology, v. 30, 659-662. Brachfeld, S., Domack, E., Kissel, C., Laj, C., Leventer, A., Ishman, S., Gilbert, R., Camerlenghi, A., and Eglinton, L. B., 2003: Holocene history of the Larsen-A Ice Shelf constrained by geomagnetic paleointensity dating: Geology, v. 31, p. 749-752. Domack, E. W., Leventer, A., Rott, S., Ring, J., Williams, E., Carlson, D., Hirshorn, E., Wright, W., Gilbert, R., and Burr, G., 2003: Marine sedimentary record of natural environmental variability and recent warming in the Antarctic Peninsula, in Domack, E. W., ed., Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability. Antarctic Research Series, American Geophysical Union, p. 205-224 Gilbert, R., Chong, Å., Dunbar, R., and Domack, E. W., 2003: Sediment trap records of glacimarine sedimentation at Muller Ice Shelf, Lallemand Fjord, Antarctic Peninsual: Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, v. 35, p. 24-33. Gilbert, R., and Domack, E. W., 2003: The sedimentary record of disintegrating ice shelves in a warming climate, Antarctic Peninsula: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 4, p. 1038 doi:1029/2002GC000441 Gilbert, R., Domack, E., and Camerlenghi, A., 2003: Glacial history of the Greenpeace Trough: Ice-sheet to ice shelf transition in the northwestern Weddell Sea: Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability: A Historical and Paleoenvironmental Perspective. American Geophysical Union Antarctic Research Series, v. 79, p. 195-204. Hall, K. 2003: Mechanical Weathering in Cold Regions, with Special Emphasis on the Antarctic Environment and the Freeze-thaw Mechanism in Particular. Unpublished D.Sc., University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg), 1492pp

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Kooyman, G.L., Siniff, D.B., and Stirling, I. 2004: Moult habitat, pre- and post-moult diet and post-moult travel of Ross Sea emperor penguins. Marine Environment Progress Series. 267:281-290. Lenihan, H. S., C. H. Peterson, S. L. Kim, K. E. Conlan, R. Fairey, C. McDonald, J. H. Grabowski, and J. S. Oliver. 2003: Variation in marine benthic community composition allows discrimination of multiple stressors. Marine Ecology Progress Series 261: 63-73. Luz, A.P., Pellizari, V.H., Whyte, L.G., & Greer, C.W. 2004: A survey of indigenous microbial hydrocarbon degradation genes in soils from Antarctica and Brazil. Can. J. Microbiol. 50: 1-12 Mueller, D.R. and Pollard, W.H. 2004. Gradient analysis of cryoconite ecosystems from two polar glaciers. Polar Biology 27(2): 66-74. Oetelaar, M.L, Terhune, J.M., and Burton, H.R. 2003 Can we identify the sex of a Wedell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) by its call? Aquatic Mammals 29: 261-267.

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Pelletier, E., Delille, D., Delille, B. 2004: Crude oil bioremediation in sub-Antarctic intertidal sediments : chemistry and toxicity of oiled residues. Mar. Environ. Chem. 57 :311-327. Poland, J.S., M.J. Riddle and B.A. Zeeb. 2003: Contaminants in the Arctic and the Antarctic: a comparison of sources, impacts and remediation options. Polar Record 39:369-383. Stirling, I. and Thomas, J.A. 2003. Relationships between underwater vocalizations and mating systems in phocid seals. Aquatic Mammals 29:247-246 Vincent, W.F. 2004. Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica. Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom. 304 pp. (paperback reprinting of Vincent 1988). Vincent, W.F. & Belzile, C., 2003. Biological UV exposure in the polar oceans: Arctic-Antarctic comparisons. In: A.H.L. Huiskes, W.W.C. Gieskes, J. Rozema, R.M.L. Schorno, S.M. van der Vies & W.J. Wolff (eds) Antarctic Biology in a Global Context. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, p.176-181. Vincent, W.F., Mueller, D., Van Hove, P. & Howard-Williams, C. 2004. Glacial periods on early Earth and implications for the evolution of life. In: J. Seckbach (ed.) Origins: Genesis, Evolution and Diversity of Life. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 481-501. Whyte, L.G., Schultz, A., J.B. van Beilen, Luz, A.P., Pellizari, D., Labbé, D., and Greer, C.W. 2002: Prevalence of Alkane Monooxygenase Genes in Arctic and Antarctic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated and Pristine Soils. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 41: 141-150. SSG- Physical Sciences Bell, R.E., M. Studiger, A.A. Tikku, G.K.C.Clarke, M.M.Gutner and C.Meertens, 2002: Origin and fate of Lake Vostok water refrozen to the base of the East Antarctic ice sheet, Nature, 416:307-310 Fountain, A.G., Tranter, M., Nylen, T.H., Lewis, K.J. and Mueller, D.R., 2004: Evolution of cryoconite holes and their contribution to melt-water runoff from glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology. v.50, No.168 Gray, L, N. Short, R Bindschadler, I. Joughin, L. Padman, P. Vornberger, and A. Khananian, 2002: RADARSAT interferometry for Antarctic grounding-zone mapping Annals of Glaciology, v. 34, pp 269-276. Ivins, E.R., T.S. James, and V. Klemann, 2003: Glacial isostatic stress shadowing by the Antarctic ice sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 2560,doi:10.1029/2002JB002182, 2003. Ivins, E. R., C. A. Raymond, and T. S. James, 2002: Late Pleistocene, Holocene and

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Delille, D.,E. Pelletier, and F. Coulon, 2004: The influence of temperature on bacterial assemblages during bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated subAntarctic soils. Abstr. Proc. Fourth Intern. Conf. on Contaminants in Freezing Ground. DM Filler, DL Barnes eds 71 pp, University of Alaska Fairbanks : 39 Domack, E., Canals, M., Camerlenghi, A., Gilbert, R., Amblas, D., Willmott, V., Calafat, A. M., Urgeles, R., Batist, D. D., Casanor, J. L., and Rebesco, M., 2003: Complete swath map coverage of the Gerlache Boyd Strait Paleo Ice Stream: an example of collaborative seafloor mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula: International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science.

Domack, E., Gilbert, R., Camerlenghi, A., and Amblas, D., 2003: Subglacial morphology and glacial evolutionof the Palmer Deep outlet system, Antarctic Peninsula: 34th Binghampton Geormorphology Symposium. Ice Sheet Geomorphology. Past and Present Processes and Landforms, p. 15-16. Gilbert, R., and Domack, E., 2003: Sedimentary evidence of the recent break-up of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf: implications for assessing the history of Antarctic ice shelves: XVI INQUA Congress. Session 86. Quaternaly History of the Antarctic Ice Sheets from Geochronology of Marine and Terrestrial Glacial Deposits, Reno Nevada July 30, 2003., p. 226. Liu, X., Pulsifer, P.L., & Taylor, D.R.F. (2004, May 28). The Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica: Visualization for Antarctic Science. Paper presented at the 3rd International Antarctic GIS Conference, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Loken, O.H., N.J. Couture and W. Pollard, 2004: Polar Connections: Planning Canadian Antarctic Research. Report on a workshop at University of Alberta , September 2003. Canadian Polar Commission. Poland, J.S., and M.J. Riddle. 2003: Comparison of assessment and remediation of sites in the Canadian Arctic and in Antarctica. Proceedings from the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Arctic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC) Conference. May 2003. Edmonton, Canada. Pulsifer, P., Taylor, D. R. F., Eddy, B., & Lauriault, T. (2003). Cybercartography and the New Information Economy: Canada's Trade with the World and the Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica, International Cartographic Conference "ICC 2003". Durban, S.A.: International Cartographic Association. Pulsifer, P. L., & Taylor, D. R. F. (2003, April 9). The Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica: Towards Implementation. Paper presented at the 2nd International Antarctic GIS Conference, IPG, Freiburg, Germany. In addition, members of the Antarctic science community have contributed information about their research to a variety of popular publications such as Science: Next Wave, a trade magazine, newspapers and news letters as well as to radio and TV, e.g. Discovery Channel, and to the Students On Ice project.

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