Shedding light on the seafloor

In 2007-08 scientists from Australia, Japan and France set out to survey the marine life and habitats in the region adjacent to Terre Adelie and George V Land in East Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Magazine 14: 2-13, 2008). The Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census (CEAMARC) - part of Australia's contribution to the International Polar Year - aimed to understand the processes that have lead to the evolution and survival of marine life existing in the region today, so that scientists can predict how these organisms may respond to future climate-related changes in their environment. Scientists involved in the census are now finalising the collation and analysis of data and the following pages (13-18) provide an insight into some of the results. The team aims to publish its findings as a series of papers in a special volume of a scientific journal in late 2010.

2007-2008年，来自澳大利亚、日本和法国的科学家着手开展对东南极洲阿德利地（Terre Adelie）与乔治五世地（George V Land）毗邻区域海洋生物及栖息地的调查（《澳大利亚南极杂志》，2008年第14期，第2-13页）。东南极洲海洋生物联合普查（Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census, CEAMARC）作为澳大利亚对国际极地年（International Polar Year）贡献的一部分，旨在揭示驱动该区域现存海洋生物进化与存续的过程机制，从而帮助科学家预测这些生物对未来气候相关环境变化的响应方式。参与本次普查的科学家目前正处于数据整理与分析的收尾阶段，后续第13-18页内容呈现了部分研究结果的深度洞察。该团队计划于2010年末将研究成果以系列论文形式发表于某科学期刊的特刊。