Welcome to the project page for the H2020 MSCA Individual Fellowship project, ICEDNA, grant number 749851.

The purpose of this project is to investigate the use of 'Environmental DNA', otherwise known as eDNA, to investigate patterns and processes in the structure of biodiversity in Antarctic nearshore benthic ecosystems and how biodiversity is affected by human impacts. The human impacts under investigation were at two scales: small scale impacts from the operation of an expeditioner station in Antarctica and larger scale impacts from the effects of ocean acidification in Antarctica.

The project leveraged extensively off an Antarctic field season in the austral summer of 2014/2015 run by scientists at the Australian Antarctic Division. The main activity of this field season was an ambitious experiment on the seafloor under the sea-ice, investigating the effects of ocean acidification in Antarctica, called antFOCE. During this experiment the acidity of seawater in chambers resting on the seafloor was altered to what it will likely be in 100 years time, given current projections.

As results come to light, this page will be updated with key findings and links to publications where the public can access these findings. Stay tuned.......