Gateway Antarctica
As part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies students complete several reports, both individually and as a group. These reports are shown by year under the links below and some may be accessed here (with permission given by the student). Note that this programme was formerly the Graduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies (GCAS).
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Google trends: a case of Antarctica
(2019)Public perceptions enforce great influence on economical, political and environmental cooperation, whether that is positive or negative. Attitudes and values that people hold change over time and progress with their internal ... -
Addressing priorities within the Antarctic Gateway Strategy: communication and outreach through social media
(2019)Science communication and outreach is a crucial component in conducting successful research. This outreach project seeks to create a social media platform surrounding Christchurch, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean on ... -
Pop culture and communicating Antarctica : an experiment in educational engagement
(2019)Research suggests that modern science appears to be failing in its mission to inform and educate the public. More facts and communication alone are not the answer. There is a need for more engagement and the use of ... -
Fussy feeders or fallacy? Investigating the prevalence of prey preference in killer whales, globally and in the Southern Ocean.
(2019)Killer whales (Orcinus orca, Linnaeus 1758) are a cosmopolitan species, being found in all the world’s oceans and most of its seas. There are currently ten ecotypes recognised globally and these distinct groups can be ... -
Antarctic education resource project
(2019)This report looks at identifying, mapping and communicating Antarctic education resources to the school community. The target audience are students and teachers and the objective is to make the content easier to access by ... -
An analysis of conservation and management tools for Antarctica’s terrestrial ecosystems
(2019)The value within the terrestrial ecosystems of Antarctica and the management and conservation implemented is a pressing topic as the intensifying human footprint makes consideration of this issue more urgent. Investigation ... -
A geologist attempts minke whale outreach – a literature review
(2019)With a population estimated to be between 400 and 600 thousand, the Antarctic minke whale is one of the most abundant whale species in the Southern Ocean. Due to this, it is likely that minke whales play an important and ... -
Basal melting and freezing of the Ross Ice Shelf
(2019)Antarctica’s ice sheets don’t end at the coast, they extend onto the sea around the continent as ice shelves where they buttress the ice sheets from accelerating. These ice shelves are where most glaciological mass of the ... -
Taming the politics monster: how is science engaged with the politics of its research?
(2019)Policy to address climate change does not match the scale and severity of the problem as defined by scientific research. While climate science can make valuable contributions towards climate policy, its actual significance ... -
The beating heart of the planet: imaging Antarctica
(2019)Antarctica poses unique challenges to creative artists seeking to convey its majesty and importance. It lacks most of the visual elements usually found in landscape paintings and photographs making the establishment of ... -
Forecasting game for brainstorming Antarctic futures
(2019)There is relatively little published work in Antarctic future studies. While future studies is a well-established field, its expansion to include polar research has been more limited, and with most of that focused on the ... -
Antarctica marine AR: an augmented reality experience of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area
(2019)The Marine Protected Area of the Ross Sea has huge significance for the species protected. This report describes the development of an augmented-reality experience for this Marine Protected Area. The experience focuses on ... -
Population dynamics of three emperor penguin colonies in the Ross Sea
(2019)Emperor penguins were found to be breeding in the Ross Sea region in Antarctica in 1902 and since then there has been monitoring of the 7 Ross Sea colonies, but this has been quite inconsistent. This paper provides data ... -
Quantifying sea ice trends in the Southern Ocean: is extent or area the better measure?
(2019)This report presents an assessment of the relationship between sea ice area and extent measurements in the Southern Ocean, in order to scrutinise the significance of the reported trend of increasing Antarctic sea ice over ... -
Understanding the drivers, motives and management of IUU Fishing in the Southern Ocean
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has threatened the Southern Ocean ecosystem since the mid-1980’s. To mitigate IUU activities in the Convention Area, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine ... -
The ecological implications of a changing climate consequent to sea ice dynamics
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The literature encompassing climate change and its effects is relatively broad, however, it sparks dire concern with respect to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystem. Specifically, this review aims to highlight three ... -
Meditations on ice: Antarctica’s impact on the human psyche
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Antarctica elicits a strong spiritual response in tourists and visitors and these responses often include feelings of awe and humility. This paper examines theories that may explain this response. A comparison is made ... -
Marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean: an assessment of efficacy.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Marine protected areas (MPAs) are used globally to protect threatened or at-risk species and ecosystems from exploitation. This report investigated how effective MPAs can be when used in the conservation of the Southern ... -
Non-Invasive data capturing and identification methods of Antarctic Mega Fauna
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Climate change combined with an ever-increasing human footprint is strongly impacting the polar ecosystem. It has become imperative to collect more frequent and accurate data and at the same time monitor various species. ... -
Ecosystem services
(2019)Antarctic ecosystem services have begun to be assessed formally only in recent years and they have not been quantified or otherwise calculated in a comprehensive and consistent manner. This report summarises some of what ...
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