MEMBER COUNTRY: ARGENTINA National Report to SCAR for year: 2008 - 2009 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site National SCAR Committee SCAR Delegates Instituto Antártico Argentino Dr. Sergio A. 54-11-4-816- 54-11-4-813- 1) Delegate (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] www.dna.gov.ar Marenssi 6271 7807 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino 54-11-4-576- 54-11-4-812- [email protected] 2) Alternate Delegate Dr. Viviana Alder (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 3300/09 int.248 2086 m (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Standing Scientific Groups Life Sciences Instituto Antártico Argentino 54-11-4-275- 54-11-4-812- 1) Dr. Néstor R. Coria (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] 7523 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Dirección Nacional del Dr. Mariano A. Antártico (D.N.A.), Cerrito 54-11-4-813- 54-11-4-813- 2) [email protected] Memolli 1248 (C1010AAZ) Buenos 7807 7807 Aires 3) 4) Geosciences Instituto Antártico Argentino Dr. Rodolfo A. del 54-11-4-815- 54-11-4-812- 1) (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Valle 4064 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino Dr. Martha E. 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- 2) (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Ghidella 6313 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Servicio de Hidrografía Naval Eng. Federico (SIHN), Avda. Montes de 54-11-4-301- 54-11-4-301- 3) [email protected] Mayer Oca 2124 (C1270ABV) 9809 3883 Buenos Aires 4) Physical Sciences Instituto Antártico Argentino Eng. Pedro 54-11-4-816- 54-11-4-816- 1) (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Skvarca 6821 6821 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires 2) 3) 4) 1 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site Scientific Research Program ACE Instituto Antártico Argentino Dr. Sergio A. 54-11-4-816- 54-11-4-813- 1) (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Marenssi 6271 7807 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires 2) 3) 4) AGCS 1) 2) 3) 4) EBA 1) 2) 3) 4) ICESTAR 1) 2) 3) 4) SALE 1) 2) 3) 4) Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site ACTION GROUPS 1) 2) 3) 4) insert others as needed 2 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site EXPERT GROUPS 1) Geospatial Information Mr. Andrés Instituto Antártico Argentino 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- Geodesy (GIANT) Zakrajsek (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] 6313 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino 2) King George Island GIS Dr. Rodolfo A. del 54-11-4-815- 54-11-4-812- (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Project (KGIS) Valle 4064 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino 3) Geospatial Information Mr. Andrés 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Geographic Information Zakrajsek 6313 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires 4) Permafrost and Instituto Antártico Argentino Dr. Yevgueniy 54-11-4-816- 54-11-4-816- [email protected] Periglacial Environments (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 Yermolin 6821 6821 [email protected] (PPE) (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino 5) Antarctic Digital Magnetic Dr. Martha E. 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] Anomaly Project (ADMAP) Ghidella 6313 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino 6) Antarctic Neotectonics Dr. Martha E. 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] (ANTEC) Ghidella 6313 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Instituto Antártico Argentino 7) Ice Sheet Mass Balance Eng. Pedro 54-11-4-816- 54-11-4-816- (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] and Sea Level (ISMASS) Skvarca 6821 6821 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires insert others as needed JCADM Mrs. Celia E. Instituto Antártico Argentino 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- 1) Izquierdo (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] 2086 2086 (Delegate) (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Prof. Diego R. Instituto Antártico Argentino Gómez Izquierdo 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- 2) (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 [email protected] (Alternate 2086 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires Delegate)) NATIONAL ANTARCTIC DATA CENTRE Argentina Antarctic Data Instituto Antártico Argentino 54-11-4-812- 54-11-4-812- [email protected] Center (I.A.A.), Cerrito 1248 2086 2086 (C1010AAZ) Buenos Aires SCAR DATABASE insert name of database for which your country has responsibility Argentina Antarctic Data Center 3 A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS: 4 National Programs/Projects by Standing Scientific Group 2008-2009 Life Sciences Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address Ichtiology Monitoring and Ecology of Jubany Base 2008-11 Dr. Esteban Barrera [email protected] Antarctic fishes for their Oro conservation Antarctic Cormoran Reproductive and alimentary Nelson island, 2008-11 Dr. Ricardo Casaux [email protected] aspects of Antarctic and Laurie island, Georgias cormorans Antarctic peninsula Mammals Reproductive and feeding Jubany Base 2007-10 Lic. Alejandro Carlini [email protected] ecology in Antarctic pinnipeds Antarctic birds Predator-Prey interaction Laurie, Nelson 2007-10 Dr. Néstor Coria [email protected] models between Antarctic birds and 25 de and fish-crustaceous in Mayo (King Antarctic peninsula and Scotia George) islands Arc Microbiological Development and optimization Jubany Base 2007-10 Dr. Walter Mac [email protected] biodegradation of bioremediation technologies Marambio Base Cormack for recovering soils exposed to hydrocarbon contamination in Antarctic regions Ecology of benthonic Antarctic benthonic Potter cove 2007-10 Dr. Ricardo Sahade [email protected] communities communities: an interdisciplinary approach to analyse the possible impact of global warming Microzooplankton Marine microbial community Atlantic Sector 2007-10 Dr. Viviana Alder [email protected] and organic matter of Southern of the Antarctic Patagonia ecosystem in water Ocean and column and bottom sediments: South West their usefulness as environment Atlantic indicators for water quality and productivity monitoring Microzooplankton Ecological role and distributive Atlantic Sector 2007-10 Dr. Viviana Alder [email protected] patterns of planktonic microbial of the Antarctic community of Southwesternt Ocean and Atlantic and Antarctic Ocean South West Atlantic Animal physiology Antioxidant status determination Jubany Base 2007-10 Dr. Martín Ansaldo [email protected] in Antarctic marine organisms. Impact of xenobiotics on key species of trophic chains Living Resources DRAKE BIOSEAS-IPY Austral Ocean 2007-10 Dr. Enrique [email protected] Marschoff Geosciences Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address Permafrost and The Holocene landscape and Patagonia – 2008 - 11 Lic. J. A. Strelin [email protected] GlobalChange: climatic change along Antarctic Geomorphological glacial, Patagonia – Antarctic Peninsula Peninsula post-glacial processes transect and Recent-late Cenozoic vulcanism. Paleontology of Continental Vertebrates of late James Ross 2008-11 Dr. Marcelo Reguero [email protected] Vertebrates Cretaceous – Paleogene period Island, Antarctic of Antarctic Peninsula Peninsula Paleontology Cretaceous-Paleogene of Antarctic 2007-10 Dr. Silvia Césari [email protected] Southern Patagonia: major Peninsula and biostratigraphic events Patagonia Geology and Antarctic peninsula-Patagonia: Marambio 2007-10 Dr. Silvio Casadio [email protected] Paleontology of James keys of a lost connexion Island Ross basin Vulcanism Vulcanism in the Trinity Trinity 2008-11 Rodolfo A.del Valle [email protected] Peninsula group Peninsula Geology and Biostratigraphy and James Ross 2007-10 Dr. Eduardo Olivero [email protected] Paleontology of James sedimentology of the Santonian- Island Ross Basin Maastrichtien of James Ross basin, Antarctica. Paleobiological and paleoenvironmental events Geophysics Geophysical survey of the Shetland 2007-10 Dr. Francisco Vilas [email protected] magmatic arc, northern of Islands Antarctic Peninsula and its tectonic development Vulcanism of recent-late Study and survey of active Deception 2007-10 Dr. Alberto T. Caselli [email protected] Cenozoic volcanos: Deception Island Island (South Shetland Island) Stratigraphic Paleobiogeographical survey of Vega and 2007-10 Dra. Andrea Graciela [email protected] Micropaleontology microbiotas of Upper James Ross Concheyro Cretaceous and Cenozoic in Islands Antarctic peninsula and adjacent regions. Modification on their distribution due to climatic changes Physical Sciences Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address Global Change Permafrost and climatic Antarctic 2007-10 Dr. Yevgueniy [email protected] changes in Antarctica Peninsula Yermolin UV Radiation Impact of the glacier retreat Jubany Base 2008-11 Dr. María Liliana [email protected] induced by global warming on Quartino benthonic macroalgae distribution in an Antarctic coastal ecosystem (Potter Cove, 25 de Mayo Island, South Shetland Island) Sea Science Impact of glacial melting on Jubany Base 2007-10 Dr. Irene Schloss [email protected] plankton, northern Antarctic peninsula Solar radiation Global, spectral, and biologic Antarctic 2007-10 Dr. Ruben Piacentini [email protected] action solar radiations in Peninsula Argentina and Antarctica Sea Science RUGBY-IPY Antarctic 2007-10 Dr. Gustavo Ferreyra [email protected] Peninsula Climate Climate-ice Interaction in Antarctic 2008-11 Eng. Pedro Skvarca [email protected] Antarctic Peninsula and Peninsula and Southern Patagonia Southern Patagonia Institutional activities Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address Sea Sciences Echos Jubany Winter Jubany Base 2008 Dr. Gustavo Ferreyra gferreyra|@dna.gov.ar Life Sciences Conservation and Monitoring of Antarctic Sea 2008 Dr. Néstor Coria - [email protected] the Ecosystem - CCAMLR Dr. Alejandro Carlini [email protected] Geosciences Topographic, geologic and Esperanza 2008 Dr. Rodolfo del Valle [email protected] geophysical surveys (Spain) Base Geosciences Methane hydrates and sea ice Weddell Sea 2008 Dr. Rodolfo del Valle [email protected] monitoring Geosciences Antarctic Geodesy (Germany Antarctic Sector 2008 Mr. Andrés Zakrajsek [email protected] and USA) Environmental Chemistry Environmental monitoring of Jubany Base 2008 Dr.