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Patti Virtue

Associate Professor Patti Virtue

Patti Virtue

Associate Professor
Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies

Room 113F, Level 1 , IMAS Hobart

+61 3 6226 7470 (phone)

+61 3 6226 2973 (fax)

P.Virtue@utas.edu.au

Dr Patti Virtue is an Associate Professor at IMAS. Her research interests cover aspects of biological oceanography, sea ice ecology, and zooplankton (krill) research. She has a special interest in marine oils and the use of signature lipids and fatty acid markers in marine ecosystems.

Biography

Patti completed her undergraduate studies on Vancouver Island, Canada, and worked as a teacher at Nisgha (bicultural/bilingual) First Nation Elementary/Secondary School, B.C., Canada. She then completed a PhD at the University of Tasmania before joining CSIRO Division of Oceanography as a research scientist. Patti went on to undertake a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, Observatoire Océanologique, Villefranche sur mer, France. She returned to UTAS as an ARC postdoctoral fellow, and is now an Associate Professor at IMAS.

Career summary

Qualifications

Degree	Thesis Title	University	Country	Date of Award
Doctorate Honorary		Universidad de Magallanes	Chile	24/07/2014
PhD	Lipids in Euphausia superba (Antarctic krill)	University of Tasmania	Australia	1/09/1995
BSc (Honours)		University of Tasmania	Australia	1/12/1990
Grad Dip (Teaching)		University of Victoria	Canada	1/06/1983
BSc		University of Victoria	Canada	1/09/1982

Teaching

Biological Oceanography, Southern Ocean Zooplankton, Marine Chemistry

Teaching expertise

Designed, implemented and co-ordinated the Master of Marine and Antarctic Science
Designed, implemented and co-ordinated masters units including Southern Ocean Zooplankton Ecology, Masters Field Project, Master of Antarctic Science Thesis

Teaching responsibility

Patti teaches in the following units:

Research Appointments

Patti developed and ran the secretariat of the International Antarctic Institute over the past 6 years. The International Antarctic Institute is an international consortium of 20 universities facilitating cross accreditation of Antarctic related courses and delivering multidisciplinary educational programs at the graduate level. Patti was also the past president of the Australian Marine Sciences Association- Tasmanian Branch.

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Expertise

Patti's research interests cover aspects of biological oceanography, sea ice ecology, and zooplankton (krill) research. She has a special interest in marine oils and the use of signature lipids and fatty acid markers in marine ecosystems.

Collaboration

Patti currently leads a research project funded by ARC together with the krill fishing industry – Aker BioMarine, Norway. Other collaborators on this project include CSIRO, Australian Antarctic Division, Griffith University and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. Antarctic krill are an important species in the Southern Ocean supporting most of the Antarctic birds and mammals. A sustainable krill fishery is developing with krill products used in aquaculture and increasingly for human consumption. A new omega 3 krill oil industry has emerged and is rapidly expanding. The aim of this research is to predict the factors governing oil levels and the biochemical composition in krill which will help us understand growth, reproduction and recruitment. This research will also assess the possible effects of climate change on krill. Outcomes of this research will be used to manage the expanding krill fishery.

Patti is also involved in a recently funded ARC funded project with University of Sydney investigating the impact of climate change on larval energetics of molluscs on the southeast coast of Australia. Mollusc larvae show extreme sensitivity to Ocean Acidification, and impacts of other stressors such as temperature & salinity. Understanding the response of mollusc larvae to climate change will sustain ecologically & economically significant mollusc populations over this century.

Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
Biological oceanography (370801)
Ecosystem function (410203)
Global change biology (319902)
Invertebrate biology (310913)
Ecological physiology (310303)
Phycology (incl. marine grasses) (310801)
Natural resource management (410406)
Other biological sciences (319999)
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
Fisheries management (300505)
Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
Environmental education and extension (410403)
Bacteriology (310701)
Analytical biochemistry (310101)
Chemical oceanography (370802)
Fisheries sciences (300599)
Environmental management (410404)
Wildlife and habitat management (410407)
Other physical sciences (519999)
Population ecology (310307)
Animal physiological ecology (310907)
Ecology (310399)
Agricultural biotechnology (300199)
Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
Organic chemistry (340599)
Biochemistry and cell biology (310199)
Fish physiology and genetics (300504)
Evolutionary impacts of climate change (310406)
Animal developmental and reproductive biology (310903)
Other chemical sciences (349999)
Microbial ecology (310703)
Molecular evolution (310510)
Biogeography and phylogeography (310402)
Animal physiology - systems (310910)
Palaeoclimatology (370904)
Isotope geochemistry (370303)
Aquaculture (300501)
Physical oceanography (370803)
Climate change processes (370201)
Animal systematics and taxonomy (310401)

Research Objectives

Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180404)
Marine biodiversity (180504)
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) (190503)
Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
Other environmental management (189999)
Understanding climate change (190599)
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity (180203)
Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes (180402)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems (180403)
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems (180502)
Wild caught crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns) (100303)
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
Global effects of climate change (excl. Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific) (excl. social impacts) (190507)
Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences (280107)
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition (180505)
Other plant production and plant primary products (269999)
Environmental education and awareness (190203)
Water quality in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180407)
Climate variability (excl. social impacts) (190502)
Other animal production and animal primary products (109999)
Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean) (180506)
Environmentally sustainable animal production (100199)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater (100301)
Wild caught edible molluscs (100304)
Climate change mitigation strategies (190301)
Aquaculture oysters (100204)
Climate change models (190501)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)

Publications

Total publications

Journal Article

(79 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Hellessey N, Ericson JA, Nichols PD, Kawaguchi S, Nicol S, et al., 'Regional diet in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) as determined by lipid, fatty acid, and sterol composition', Polar Biology, 45, (6) pp. 1077-1092. ISSN 0722-4060 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00300-022-03054-z [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hellessey N; Ericson JA; Nichols PD; Nicol S Tweet
2022	Jackson CH, Gales R, Virtue P, Nichols PD, 'Stratification, sex and ontogenetic effects on the lipid and fatty acid profiles in the blubber of sperm whales from Tasmanian waters', Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, 192 pp. 789-804. ISSN 0174-1578 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00360-022-01453-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Nichols PD Tweet
2022	Meekan MG, Virtue P, Marcus L, Clements KD, Nichols PD, et al., 'The world's largest omnivore is a fish', Ecology, 103, (12) Article e3818. ISSN 0012-9658 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3818 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Marcus L; Nichols PD Tweet
2022	Nichols PD, Pethybridge HR, Zhang B, Virtue P, Meyer L, et al., 'Fatty acid profiles of more than 470 marine species from the Southern Hemisphere', Ecology, 104, (1) Article e3888. ISSN 0012-9658 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3888 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nichols PD; Zhang B; Marcus L; Ericson JA; Hellessey N; Wheatley K; Jackson C Tweet
2021	Britton D, Schmid M, Revill AT, Virtue P, Nichols PD, et al., 'Seasonal and site-specific variation in the nutritional quality of temperate seaweed assemblages: implications for grazing invertebrates and the commercial exploitation of seaweeds', Journal of Applied Phycology, 33 pp. 603-616. ISSN 0921-8971 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10811-020-02302-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Britton D; Schmid M; Nichols PD; Hurd CL; Mundy CN Tweet
2021	Jackson GD, Jackson CH, Virtue P, Fluckiger M, Nichols PD, 'Dietary fatty acid analyses of the squid Idioteuthis cordiformis: further evidence for predation on deepwater sharks', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 675 pp. 67-79. ISSN 0171-8630 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps13835 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Fluckiger M; Nichols PD Tweet
2021	Jackson GD, Pethybridge HR, Virtue P, 'Evidence for feeding on seabirds by the Southern Ocean ommastrephid squid Todarodes filippovae', American Malacological Bulletin, 38, (2) pp. 98-101. ISSN 0740-2783 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.4003/006.038.0204 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2020	Britton D, Schmid M, Noisette F, Havenhand JN, Paine ER, et al., 'Adjustments in fatty acid composition is a mechanism that can explain resilience to marine heatwaves and future ocean conditions in the habitat-forming seaweed Phyllospora comosa (Labillardiere) C. Agardh', Global Change Biology, 26, (6) pp. 3512-3524. ISSN 1354-1013 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15052 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Britton D; Schmid M; Paine ER; Nichols PD; Mundy CN; Hurd CL Tweet
2020	Gibbs M, Scanes E, Parker L, Byrne M, O'Connor W, et al., 'Larval energetics of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata and Pacific oyster Magallana gigas', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 656 pp. 51-64. ISSN 0171-8630 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps13538 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 4 Tweet
2020	Gross J, Virtue P, Nichols PD, Eisenmann P, Waugh CA, et al., 'Interannual variability in the lipid and fatty acid profiles of east Australia-migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across a 10-year timeline', Scientific Reports, 10, (1) Article 18274. ISSN 2045-2322 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75370-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Nichols PD Tweet
2020	Hellessey N, Johnson R, Ericson JA, Nichols PD, Kawaguchi S, et al., 'Antarctic krill lipid and fatty acid content variability is associated to satellite derived chlorophyll a and sea surface temperatures', Scientific Reports, 10, (1) Article 6060. ISSN 2045-2322 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62800-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Hellessey N; Johnson R; Ericson JA; Nichols PD; Kawaguchi S; Nicol S Tweet
2020	Schmid M, Fernandez PA, Gaitan-Espitia JD, Virtue P, Leal PP, et al., 'Stress due to low nitrate availability reduces the biochemical acclimation potential of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera to high temperature', Algal Research, 47 Article 101895. ISSN 2211-9264 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.101895 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Schmid M; Fernandez PA; Nichols PD; Hurd CL Tweet
2019	Ericson JA, Hellessey N, Kawaguchi S, Nichols PD, Nicol S, et al., 'Near-future ocean acidification does not alter the lipid content and fatty acid composition of adult Antarctic krill', Scientific Reports, 9, (1) Article 12375. ISSN 2045-2322 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48665-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Ericson JA; Hellessey N; Kawaguchi S; Nichols PD; Nicol S Tweet
2019	Ericson JA, Hellessey N, Nichols PD, Nicol S, Kawaguchi S, et al., 'New insights into the seasonal diet of Antarctic krill using triacylglycerol and phospholipid fatty acids, and sterol composition', Polar Biology, 42, (11) pp. 1985-1996. ISSN 0722-4060 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00300-019-02573-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Ericson JA; Hellessey N; Nichols PD; Nicol S; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2019	Marcus L, Virtue P, Nichols PD, Ferreira LC, Pethybridge H, et al., 'Stable isotope analysis of dermis and the foraging behavior of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, (SEPT) Article 546. ISSN 2296-7745 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00546 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Marcus L; Nichols PD Tweet
2018	Ericson JA, Hellessey N, Kawaguchi S, Nicol S, Nichols PD, et al., 'Adult Antarctic krill proves resilient in a simulated high CO₂ ocean', Communications Biology, 1 Article 190. ISSN 2399-3642 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0195-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Ericson JA; Hellessey N; Kawaguchi S; Nicol S; Nichols PD Tweet
2018	Ericson JA, Hellessey N, Nichols PD, Kawaguchi S, Nicol S, et al., 'Seasonal and interannual variations in the fatty acid composition of adult Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 (Euphausiacea) samples derived from the Scotia Sea krill fishery', Journal of Crustacean Biology, 38, (6) pp. 662-672. ISSN 0278-0372 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruy032 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Ericson JA; Hellessey N; Nichols PD; Kawaguchi S; Nicol S Tweet
2018	Hellessey N, Ericson JA, Nichols PD, Kawaguchi S, Nicol S, et al., 'Seasonal and interannual variation in the lipid content and composition of Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 (Euphausiacea) samples derived from the Scotia Sea fishery', Journal of Crustacean Biology, 38, (6) pp. 673-681. ISSN 0278-0372 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruy053 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Hellessey N; Ericson JA; Nichols PD; Kawaguchi S; Nicol S Tweet
2018	Parker LM, O'Connor WA, Byrne M, Dove M, Coleman RA, et al., 'Ocean acidification but not warming alters sex determination in the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 285, (1872) Article 20172869. ISSN 0962-8452 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2869 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 23 Tweet
2018	Schmid M, Kraft LGK, van der Loos LM, Kraft GT, Virtue P, et al., 'Southern Australian seaweeds: a promising resource for omega-3 fatty acids', Food Chemistry, 265 pp. 70-77. ISSN 0308-8146 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.05.060 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 51 Co-authors: Schmid M; Kraft LGK; Nichols PD; Hurd CL Tweet
2018	van der Loos LM, Schmid M, Leal PP, McGraw CM, Britton D, et al., 'Responses of macroalgae to CO₂ enrichment cannot be inferred solely from their inorganic carbon uptake strategy', Ecology and Evolution, 9, (1) pp. 125-140. ISSN 2045-7758 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4679 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Schmid M; Leal PP; Britton D; Nichols PD; Hurd CL Tweet
2017	Marcus L, Virtue P, Nichols PD, Meekan MG, Pethybridge H, 'Effects of sample treatment on the analysis of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in zooplankton, micronekton and a filter-feeding shark', Marine Biology, 164, (6) Article 124. ISSN 0025-3162 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-017-3153-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Marcus L; Nichols PD Tweet
2017	Parker LM, O'Connor WA, Byrne M, Coleman RA, Virtue P, et al., 'Adult exposure to ocean acidification is maladaptive for larvae of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata in the presence of multiple stressors', Biology Letters, 13, (2) Article 20160798. ISSN 1744-9561 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0798 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 56 Tweet
2016	Jia Z, Swadling KM, Meiners KM, Kawaguchi S, Virtue P, 'The zooplankton food web under East Antarctic pack ice - a stable isotope study', Deep-Sea Research: Part II, 131 pp. 189-202. ISSN 0967-0645 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.10.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 39 Co-authors: Jia Z; Swadling KM; Meiners KM; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2016	Marcus L, Virtue P, Pethybridge HR, Meekan MG, Thums M, et al., 'Intraspecific variability in diet and implied foraging ranges of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, from signature fatty acid analysis', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 554 pp. 115-128. ISSN 0171-8630 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps11807 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Marcus L; Pethybridge HR Tweet
2016	Roden NP, Tilbrook B, Trull TW, Virtue P, Williams GD, 'Carbon cycling dynamics in the seasonal sea-ice zone of East Antarctica', Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121, (12) pp. 8749-8769. ISSN 2169-9275 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/2016JC012008 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Roden NP; Tilbrook B; Trull TW; Williams GD Tweet
2016	Virtue P, Meyer B, Freier U, Nichols PD, Jia Z, et al., 'Condition of larval (furcilia VI) and one year old juvenile Euphausia superba during the winter-spring transition in East Antarctica', Deep-Sea Research: Part II, 131 pp. 182-188. ISSN 0967-0645 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.02.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Nichols PD; Jia Z; Swadling KM; Meiners KM; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2016	Wallis JR, Swadling KM, Everett JD, Suthers IM, Jones HJ, et al., 'Zooplankton abundance and biomass size spectra in the East Antarctic sea-ice zone during the winter-spring transition', Deep-Sea Research: Part II, 131 pp. 170-181. ISSN 0967-0645 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.10.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Wallis JR; Swadling KM; Jones HJ; Buchanan PJ; Crawford CM; James LC; Johnson R; Meiners KM; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2015	Cousin HR, Auman HJ, Alderman R, Virtue P, 'The frequency of ingested plastic debris and its effects on body condition of short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) pre-fledging chicks in Tasmania, Australia', Emu, 115, (1) pp. 6-11. ISSN 0158-4197 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MU13086 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Auman HJ Tweet
2015	Green CP, Robertson SG, Hamer PA, Virtue P, Jackson GD, et al., 'Combining statolith element composition and Fourier shape data allows discrimination of spatial and temporal stock structure of arrow squid (Nototodarus gouldi)', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 72, (11) pp. 1609-1618. ISSN 0706-652X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0559 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15 Tweet
2015	Marcus Zamora L, King CK, Payne SJ, Virtue P, 'Sensitivity and response time of three common Antarctic marine copepods to metal exposure', Chemosphere, 120 pp. 267-272. ISSN 0045-6535 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.051 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Marcus Zamora L; Payne SJ Tweet
2014	Jia Z, Virtue P, Swadling KM, Kawaguchi S, 'A photographic documentation of the development of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) from egg to early juvenile', Polar Biology, 37, (2) pp. 165-179. ISSN 0722-4060 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1420-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Jia Z; Swadling KM; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2014	Payne SJ, King CK, Marcus Zamora L, Virtue P, 'Temporal changes in the sensitivity of coastal Antarctic zooplankton communities to diesel fuel: a comparison between single- and multi-species toxicity tests', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33, (4) pp. 882-890. ISSN 0730-7268 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/etc.2522 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Payne SJ; Marcus Zamora L Tweet
2014	Walters A, Lea M-A, van den Hoff J, Field IC, Virtue P, et al., 'Spatially explicit estimates of prey consumption reveal a new krill predator in the Southern Ocean', Plos One, 9, (1) Article e86452. ISSN 1932-6203 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086452 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Walters A; Lea M-A; Hindell MA Tweet
2014	Wynn-Edwards C, King R, Davidson A, Wright SW, Nichols PD, et al., 'Species-specific variations in the nutritional quality of southern ocean phytoplankton in response to elevated pCO2', Water (Switzerland), 6, (6) pp. 1840-1859. ISSN 2073-4441 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/w6061840 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Wynn-Edwards C; Davidson A; Wright SW; Nichols PD; Wotherspoon SJ; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2014	Wynn-Edwards C, King R, Kawaguchi S, Davidson A, Wright SW, et al., 'Development of a continuous phytoplankton culture system for ocean acidification experiments', Water, 6, (6) pp. 1860-1872. ISSN 2073-4441 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/w6061860 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Wynn-Edwards C; Kawaguchi S; Davidson A; Wright SW; Nichols PD Tweet
2013	Brown M, Kawaguchi S, Candy S, Yoshida T, Virtue P, et al., 'Long-term effect of photoperiod, temperature and feeding regimes on the respiration rates of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)', Open Journal of Marine Science, 3, (2A) pp. 40-51. ISSN 2161-7384 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.4236/ojms.2013.32A005 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Brown M; Kawaguchi S; Yoshida T; Nicol S Tweet
2013	Byrne M, Ho MA, Koleits LJ, Price C, King CK, et al., 'Vulnerability of the calcifying larval stage of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri to near-future ocean acidification and warming', Global Change Biology, 19, (7) pp. 2264-2275. ISSN 1354-1013 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12190 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 69Web of Science - 64 Co-authors: Price C; Tilbrook B Tweet
2013	Ho MA, Price C, King CK, Virtue P, Byrne M, 'Effects of ocean warming and acidification on fertilization in the Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri across a range of sperm concentrations', Marine Environmental Research, 90 pp. 136-141. ISSN 0141-1136 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.07.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 21 Co-authors: Price C Tweet
2013	Pethybridge HR, Nichols PD, Virtue P, Jackson GD, 'The foraging ecology of an oceanic squid, Todarodes filippovae: The use of signature lipid profiling to monitor ecosystem change', Deep-Sea Research Part II, 95 pp. 119-128. ISSN 0967-0645 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.07.025 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Pethybridge HR; Nichols PD Tweet
2012	Pethybridge H, Virtue P, Casper R, Yoshida T, Green CP, et al., 'Seasonal variations in diet of arrow squid (Nototodarus gouldi): stomach content and signature fatty acid analysis', Journal of the Marine Biological Association of The United Kingdom, 92, (1) pp. 187-196. ISSN 0025-3154 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0025315411000841 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Pethybridge H; Casper R; Yoshida T; Green CP Tweet
2011	Brown M, Kawaguchi S, King R, Virtue P, Nicol S, 'Flexible adaptation of the seasonal krill maturity cycle in the laboratory', Journal of Plankton Research, 33, (5) pp. 821-826. ISSN 0142-7873 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq123 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Brown M; Kawaguchi S; Nicol S Tweet
2011	Ericson JA, Ho MA, Miskelly A, King CK, Virtue P, et al., 'Combined effects of two ocean change stressors, warming and acidification, on fertilization and early development of the Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri', Polar Biology, 35, (7) pp. 1027-1034 . ISSN 1432-2056 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1150-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 67Web of Science - 63 Co-authors: Tilbrook BD Tweet
2011	Kawaguchi S, Kurihara H, King R, Hale L, Berli TM, et al., 'Will krill fare well under Southern Ocean acidification?', Biology Letters, 7, (2) pp. 288-291. ISSN 1744-9561 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0777 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 78Web of Science - 74 Co-authors: Kawaguchi S; Berli TM; Robinson JP; Nicol S Tweet
2011	McGaffin AF, Nicol S, Virtue P, Hirano Y, Matsuda T, et al., 'Validation and quantification of extractable age pigments for determining the age of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 158, (8) pp. 1743-1755. ISSN 0025-3162 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1688-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: McGaffin AF Tweet
2011	O'Brien CJ, Virtue P, Kawaguchi S, Nichols PD, 'Aspects of krill growth and condition during late winter-early spring off East Antarctica (110-130°E)', Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 58, (9-10) pp. 1211-1221. ISSN 0967-0645 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.11.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: O'Brien CJ; Nichols PD Tweet
2011	Pethybridge HR, Daley R, Virtue P, Nichols PD, 'Lipid (energy) reserves, utilisation and provisioning during oocyte maturation and early embryonic development of deepwater chondrichthyans', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 158, (12) pp. 2741-2754. ISSN 0025-3162 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1773-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Pethybridge HR; Nichols PD Tweet
2011	Yoshida T, Virtue P, Kawaguchi S, Nichols PD, 'Factors determining the hatching success of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba embryo: lipid and fatty acid composition', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 158, (10) pp. 2313-2325. ISSN 0025-3162 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1735-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Yoshida T; Nichols PD Tweet
2010	Brown M, Kawaguchi S, Candy S, Virtue P, 'Temperature effects on the growth and maturation of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)', Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 57, (7-8) pp. 672-682. ISSN 0967-0645 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.10.016 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 30 Co-authors: Brown M; Kawaguchi S Tweet
2010	Kawaguchi S, Nicol S, Virtue P, Davenport SR, Casper R, et al., 'Krill demography and large-scale distribution in the Western Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean (CCAMLR Division 58.4.2) in Austral summer of 2006 ', Deep-Sea Research. Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 57, (9-10) pp. 934-947. ISSN 0967-0645 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.06.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Casper R; Swadling KM Tweet
2010	Pethybridge HR, Daley R, Virtue P, Butler ECV, Cossa D, et al., 'Lipid and mercury profiles of 61 mid-trophic species collected off south-eastern Australia', Marine and Freshwater Research, 61, (10) pp. 1092-1108. ISSN 1323-1650 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF09237 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Pethybridge HR Tweet
2010	Pethybridge HR, Daley R, Virtue P, Nichols PD, 'Lipid composition and partitioning of deepwater chondrichthyans: inferences of feeding ecology and distribution', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 157, (6) pp. 1367-1384. ISSN 0025-3162 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1416-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 52 Co-authors: Pethybridge HR Tweet
2010	Virtue P, Kawaguchi S, McIvor JS, Nicol S, Wotherspoon S, et al., 'Krill growth and condition in Western Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean 30-80°E in austral summer 2006', Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 57, (9-10) pp. 948-955. ISSN 0967-0645 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.11.035 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: McIvor JS; Wotherspoon S; Brown M; Casper R; Foster J; Yoshida T Tweet
2009	Yoshida T, Kawaguchi S, Meyer B, Virtue P, Penschow J, et al., 'Structural changes in the digestive glands of larval Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) during starvation', Polar Biology, 32, (3) pp. 503-507. ISSN 0722-4060 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0569-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Yoshida T Tweet
2008	Fluckiger M, Jackson GD, Nichols PD, Virtue P, Daw A, et al., 'An experimental study of the effect of diet on the fatty acid profiles of the European Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)', Marine Biology, 154, (2) pp. 363-372. ISSN 0025-3162 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0932-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Fluckiger M; Jackson GD; Nichols PD; Wotherspoon SJ Tweet
2007	Hagen W, Yoshida T, Virtue P, Kawaguchi S, Swadling KM, et al., 'Effect of a carnivorous diet on the lipids, fatty acids and condition of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba', Antarctic Science, 19, (2) pp. 183-188. ISSN 0954-1020 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000259 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Yoshida T; Swadling KM; Nicol S; Nichols PD Tweet
2007	Kattner G, Hagen W, Lee RF, Campbell R, Deibel D, et al., 'Perspectives on marine zooplankton lipids', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 64, (11) pp. 1628-1639. ISSN 0706-652X (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1139/F07-122 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 89Web of Science - 86 Tweet
2005	Alonzo F, Virtue P, Nicol S, Nichols PD, 'Lipids as trophic markers in Antarctic krill. III. Temporal changes in digestive gland lipid composition of Euphausia superba in controlled conditions', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 296, (July 12) pp. 81-91. ISSN 0171-8630 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps296081 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Alonzo F; Nichols PD Tweet
2005	Alonzo F, Virtue P, Nicol S, Nichols PD, 'Lipids as trophic markers in Antarctic krill. II. Lipid composition of the body and digestive gland of Euphausia superba in controlled conditions', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 296, (July 12) pp. 65-79. ISSN 0171-8630 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps296065 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 26 Co-authors: Alonzo F; Nichols PD Tweet
2004	Nicol S, Virtue P, King R, Davenport SR, McGaffin AF, et al., 'Condition of Euphausia crystallorophias off East Antarctica in winter in comparison to other seasons', Deep-Sea Research II - Topical Studies in Oceanography, 51, (17-19) pp. 2215-2224. ISSN 0967-0645 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.07.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: McGaffin AF Tweet
2004	Wake BD, Butler ECV, Featherstone AM, Virtue P, Averty B, et al., 'Determination of Inorganic Selenium Species in Marine Waters by Hydride Generation-AFS', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 57, (10) pp. 937-943. ISSN 0004-9425 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/CH04072 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Wake BD; Butler ECV; Featherstone AM Tweet
2001	Lass S, Tarling G, Virtue P, Matthews J, Mayzaud P, et al., 'On the food of northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica in relation to its vertical distribution', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 214 pp. 177-200. ISSN 0171-8630 (2001) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps214177 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 44 Tweet
2000	Mayzaud P, Albessard E, Virtue P, Boutoute M, 'Environmental constraints on the lipid composition and metabolism of euphausiids:the case of Euphausia superba and Meganyctiphanes norvegica', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57, (3) pp. 91-103. ISSN 0706-652X (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1139/f00-181 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2000	Virtue P, Mayzaud P, Albessard E, Nichols PD, 'Use of fatty acids as dietary indicators in northern krill, , Meganyctiphanes norvegica, from northeastern Atlantic, Kattegat, and Mediterranean waters', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57, (3) pp. 104-111. ISSN 0706-652X (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1139/f00-182 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nichols PD Tweet
1999	Cuzin-Roudy J, Albessard E, Virtue P, Mayzaud P, 'The scheduling of spawning with the moult cycle in Northern krill (Crustacea: Euphausiacea): a strategy for allocating lipids to reproduction', Invertebrate Reproduction & Development, 36, (1-3) pp. 163-170. ISSN 0168-8170 (1999) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1999.9652694 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 18 Tweet
1999	Mayzaud P, Virtue P, Albessard E, 'Seasonal variations in the lipid and fatty acid composition of the euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica from the Ligurian Sea', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 186 pp. 199-210. ISSN 0171-8630 (1999) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps186199 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 58 Tweet
1998	Phleger CF, Nichols PD, Virtue P, 'Lipids and trophodynamics of Antarctic zooplankton', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 120, (2) pp. 311-323. ISSN 0305-0491 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)10020-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 101Web of Science - 96 Co-authors: Nichols PD Tweet
1997	Phleger C, Nichols P, Virtue P, 'The lipid, fatty acid and fatty alcohol composition of the myctophid fish Electrona antarctica: high level of wax esters and f ood-chain implications', Antarctic Science, 9, (3) pp. 258-265. ISSN 0954-1020 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0954102097000345 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 46 Tweet
1997	Phleger C, Nichols P, Virtue P, 'Lipids and Buoyancy in Southern Ocean Pteropods', Lipids, 32, (10) pp. 1093-1100. ISSN 0024-4201 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s11745-997-0141-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 53 Tweet
1996	Boon PI, Virtue P, Nichols PD, 'Microbial consortia in wetland sediments: A biomarker analysis of the effects of hydrological regime, vegetation and season on benthic microbes', Marine and Freshwater Research, 47, (1) pp. 27-41. ISSN 1323-1650 (1996) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF9960027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 56 Co-authors: Nichols PD Tweet
1996	Virtue P, Nichols P, Nicol S, Hosie G, 'Reproductive trade-off in male Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 126, (3) pp. 521-527. ISSN 0025-3162 (1996) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/BF00354634 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 61Web of Science - 61 Tweet
1996	Virtue P, Nichols PD, Boon PI, 'Simultaneous estimation of microbial phospholipid fatty acids and diether lipids by capillary gas chromatography', Journal of Microbiological Methods, 25, (2) pp. 177-185. ISSN 0167-7012 (1996) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00095-X [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Nichols PD Tweet
1995	Koslow J, Bell J, Virtue P, Smith D, 'Fecundity and its variability in orange roughy: effects of population density, condition, egg size, and senescence', Journal of Fish Biology, 47 pp. 1063-1080. ISSN 0022-1112 (1995) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb06030.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 73Web of Science - 64 Tweet
1994	Podolsky R, Virtue P, Hamilton T, Vavra J, Manahan D, 'Energy metabolism during development of the antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri', Antarctic Journal, 100 pp. 153-165. ISSN 0003-5335 (1994) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] [eCite] [Details]
1994	Virtue P, Nichols P, 'Lipids from the Bull Kelp Durvillaea potatorum', Phytochemistry: International Journal of Plant Biochemistry, 37, (3) pp. 673-676. ISSN 0031-9422 (1994) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90336-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Tweet
1994	Virtue P, Nicols PD, Johannes RE, Young JW, 'Biochemical composition of Nyctiphanes australis and its possible use as an aquaculture feed source: lipids, pigments and fluoride content', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 122, (1) pp. 121-128. ISSN 0025-3162 (1994) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/BF00349285 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 29 Tweet
1993	Virtue P, Nichols P, Nicol S, McMinn A, Sikes E, 'The lipid composition of Euphausla superba Dana in relation to the nutritional value of Phaeocystis pouchetii (Hariot) Lagerheim', Antarctic Science, 5, (2) pp. 169-177. ISSN 0954-1020 (1993) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0954102093000239 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 53Web of Science - 54 Co-authors: McMinn A Tweet
1993	Virtue P, Nicol S, Nichols P, 'Changes in the digestive gland of Euphausia superba during short-term starvation: lipid class, fatty acid and sterol content and composition', Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, 117, (3) pp. 441-448. ISSN 0025-3162 (1993) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/BF00349320 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 54 Tweet
1977	Virtue P, Nichols P, Nicol S, 'Dietary-related mechanisms of survival in Euphausia superba: biochemical changes during long-term starvation and bacteria as a possible source of nutrition', Antarctic Communities Species, Structure and Survival pp. 194-201. ISSN 0951-2462 (1977) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] [eCite] [Details]

Book

(1 outputs)

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1998	Nichols PD, Virtue P, Mooney BD, Elliott NG, Yearsley GK, 'Seafood the good food: the oil (fat) content and composition of Australian commercial fishes, shellfishes and crustaceans', CSIRO Marine Research, Canberra, pp. 340. ISBN 0643061770 (1998) [Authored Research Book] [eCite] [Details] Tweet

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1998

Nichols PD, Virtue P, Mooney BD, Elliott NG, Yearsley GK, 'Seafood the good food: the oil (fat) content and composition of Australian commercial fishes, shellfishes and crustaceans', CSIRO Marine Research, Canberra, pp. 340. ISBN 0643061770 (1998) [Authored Research Book]

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Chapter in Book

(1 outputs)

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1999	Nichols P, Mooney B, Virtue P, Elliott N, 'Chapter 10: Oil composition', Australian Seafood Handbook, CSIRO Division of Marine Research, GK Yearsley, PR Last, RD Ward (ed), Hobart, TAS, pp. 393-410. ISBN 0643061940 (1999) [Other Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details]

Conference Publication

(3 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2003	Alonzo F, Nicol S, Virtue P, Nichols PD, 'Lipids as trophic markers in Antarctic krill, I. Validation under controlled laboratory conditions', Backhuys Publishers, 27 August - 1 September 2001, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, pp. 121-128. ISBN 90-5782-079-X (2003) [Conference Edited] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Alonzo F; Nichols PD
1995	Virtue P, Nichols PD, Nicol S, Hosie G, 'Interpreting aspects of Antarctic krill life history and survival through lipid analyses', Australian Marine Science Association Conference, 3-6 July 1995, Sydney, Australia, pp. #. (1995) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nichols PD; Nicol S
1992	Virtue P, Ritz D, Nicol S, 'Copper Accumulation and Toxicity in Euphausia superba Dana', Proceedings of a Bioaccumulation Workshop: Assessment of the Distribution, Impacts and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Aquatic Environments, 20-22 February, 1991, Sydney, Australia, pp. 205-211. ISBN 0730526119 (1992) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ritz D Tweet

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2003

Alonzo F, Nicol S, Virtue P, Nichols PD, 'Lipids as trophic markers in Antarctic krill, I. Validation under controlled laboratory conditions', Backhuys Publishers, 27 August - 1 September 2001, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, pp. 121-128. ISBN 90-5782-079-X (2003) [Conference Edited]

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Co-authors: Alonzo F; Nichols PD

1995

Virtue P, Nichols PD, Nicol S, Hosie G, 'Interpreting aspects of Antarctic krill life history and survival through lipid analyses', Australian Marine Science Association Conference, 3-6 July 1995, Sydney, Australia, pp. #. (1995) [Conference Extract]

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Co-authors: Nichols PD; Nicol S

1992

Virtue P, Ritz D, Nicol S, 'Copper Accumulation and Toxicity in Euphausia superba Dana', Proceedings of a Bioaccumulation Workshop: Assessment of the Distribution, Impacts and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Aquatic Environments, 20-22 February, 1991, Sydney, Australia, pp. 205-211. ISBN 0730526119 (1992) [Refereed Conference Paper]

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Co-authors: Ritz D

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2011	Virtue P, Green C, Pethybridge HR, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Wotherspoon SJ, et al., 'Arrow squid: stock variability, fishing techniques, trophic linkages - facing the challenges', FRDC Final Report 2006/12 (2011) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Green C; Pethybridge HR; Moltschaniwskyj NA; Wotherspoon SJ

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2011

Virtue P, Green C, Pethybridge HR, Moltschaniwskyj NA, Wotherspoon SJ, et al., 'Arrow squid: stock variability, fishing techniques, trophic linkages - facing the challenges', FRDC Final Report 2006/12 (2011) [Contract Report]

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Co-authors: Green C; Pethybridge HR; Moltschaniwskyj NA; Wotherspoon SJ

Major Creative Work

(3 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2019	Auman HJ, Walsh PH, Virtue P, Olivier F, Carnell S, et al., 'Vanishing Point: an art/science collaboration and exhibition on the impact of microplastics in our oceans', Makers' Space, Burnie (2019) [Other Exhibition] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Auman HJ; Walsh PH; Olivier F Tweet
2017	Carnell S, Cooper K, Masters D, Mausz G, Muir Wilson T, et al., 'Vanishing Point Unseen: an art/science collaboration and exhibition on the impact of microplastics in our oceans', IMAS exhibition space (2017) [Other Exhibition] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Walsh PH; Auman HJ; Olivier F
2015	Carnell S, Cooper K, Moss R, Muir Wilson T, Walsh P, et al., 'Vanishing Point: an art/science collaboration on ocean plastics', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, IMAS exhibition hall (2015) [Other Exhibition] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Walsh P; Auman HJ; Olivier F

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2019

Auman HJ, Walsh PH, Virtue P, Olivier F, Carnell S, et al., 'Vanishing Point: an art/science collaboration and exhibition on the impact of microplastics in our oceans', Makers' Space, Burnie (2019) [Other Exhibition]

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Co-authors: Auman HJ; Walsh PH; Olivier F

2017

Carnell S, Cooper K, Masters D, Mausz G, Muir Wilson T, et al., 'Vanishing Point Unseen: an art/science collaboration and exhibition on the impact of microplastics in our oceans', IMAS exhibition space (2017) [Other Exhibition]

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Co-authors: Walsh PH; Auman HJ; Olivier F

2015

Carnell S, Cooper K, Moss R, Muir Wilson T, Walsh P, et al., 'Vanishing Point: an art/science collaboration on ocean plastics', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, IMAS exhibition hall (2015) [Other Exhibition]

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Co-authors: Walsh P; Auman HJ; Olivier F

Thesis

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
1995	Virtue P, 'Lipids in Euphausia superba dana - PhD Thesis' (1995) [PhD] [eCite] [Details]

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$2,339,154

Projects

Bowen Zhang - CSIRO PhD top-up (2022 - 2025)$45,000

Description: PhD top-up for Bowen Zhang, for research into climate change effects on nutritional profiles and ecology of Australian and Southern Ocean marine mesopelagic species.
Funding: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($45,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Swadling KM; Pethybridge H; Virtue P; Zhang B
Period: 2022 - 2025

Nutritional profiling of abundant Australian mesopleagic fishes to inform sustainable fisheries and ecosystem management (2022)$4,800

Description: Mesopelagic biota are considered the largest and least-known major faunal group on Earth, presenting a potential viable source of protein and other essential nutrients to a growing human population. This project will obtain key biochemical measurements, including total protein and lipid content, energy density values, fatty acid composition, and trace elements including mercury, on the most abundant mesopelagic fish and squid species in Australian and Southern Ocean waters. In addition to obtaining nutritional information vital for human health assessments, the biochemical measurements will provide ecological knowledge that is fundamental to quantify rates of open ocean carbon sequestration and examine how climate change may impact the future availability and transport of energy and nutrients in ocean ecosystems.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($4,800)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Swadling KM; Virtue P; Pethybridge H; Nichols PD; Zhang B
Year: 2022

Antarctic Water Chemistry Metadata (2021)$8,637

Description: Transcription of analogue data to digital format for over 500 water chemistry samples. Data process, analysis and interpretation.
Funding: Australian Antarctic Division ($8,637)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P
Year: 2021

Insights into year-round mercury levels in Antarctic Krill and its relationship with environmental and biological factors (2020)$10,975

Description: Antarctic krill are an important link in the Antarctic food web, as they transfer energy generated by primary producers to higher trophic levels. They can, however, also transfer contaminants such as mercury (Hg), which bioaccumulates and is transferred from prey to predator (Becker et al., 2002). Although several studies have investigated total Hg (THg) concentrations in krill and other Antarctic organisms (e.g., Becker et al., 2002; Yamamoto et al., 1987; Locarnini & Presley, 1995; Nygard et al., 2001; Santos et al,, 2006; Goutte et al., 2014), the only form of mercury that bioaccumulates in food webs is the organic form, methylmercury (MeHg) (Hammerschmidt & Fitzgerald, 2006). Despite the absence of local anthropogenic sources of MeHg, high levels of this contaminant have been observed in the water column in the Southern Ocean (Cossa et al., 2011). MeHg concentrations in krill have only been investigated by two studies, which were published in the past year (Seco et al., 2019; Sontag et al., 2019). Evaluating the impacts of Hg contamination and the associated risk to top predators in Southern Ocean food webs is of high ecological and economic importance, especially under the context of climate change and environmental alterations. In order to do so, it is crucial to better understand the flow of this contaminant between prey and predator, especially at the base of the food web and on krill, a species that is prey to so many organisms in the ecosystem. This project thus aims to explore the relationship between environmental data and krill biometrics (length, weight, sex, developmental stage) and THg and MeHg concentrations to identify the variables that better predict and explain Hg concentrations in Antarctic krill. The results from this study will make a significant contribution to the field of study, and will be the first (to our knowledge) on bioregional and seasonal patterns of Hg concentrations in Antarctic krill. They will, consequently, enable for a better understanding of MeHg bioaccummulation dynamics in the Southern Ocean, and possibly aid in conservation efforts of Antarctic ecosystems.
Funding: Antarctic Science Ltd ($10,975)
Scheme: International Bursary
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Santos RM; Virtue P; Nichols PD; Maher B
Year: 2020

Physical, chemical and biogeochemical gradients in the East Australian Current (2018)$0

Description: This voyage will train Masters students from the University of Tasmania in oceanographic methods. Students will map changes in temperature, salinity and nutrients along 2,500 km of the eastern Australian coast. Biological sampling will document the changes in ocean plankton from the subantarctic waters near Tasmania to the tropics. By observing the change in current biological communities along a south-to-north temperature gradient, students will gain an appreciation of changes that may occur over time due to climate change. Students will gain valuable training in oceanographic field techniques, data analysis and communication.
Funding: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($0)
Scheme: Grant-Marine National Facility
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Chase Z; Strutton PG; Michael KJ; Phillips HE; Virtue P; Schallenberg C
Year: 2018

Diet and range of killer whales in eastern Australian waters: insights from satellite tagging, signature fatty acid and stable isotope analysis (2017)$25,000

Description: This project will use innovative biochemical techniques (signature fatty acids and stable isotopes) to help us understand killer whales diet. Biochemical profiles of killer whales will be compared between Australian geographical regions to highlight potential variation in diet and foraging range. This information will enable us to classify killer whale populations into their various ecotypes (A, B, C, and D). Killer whales with in these ecotypes are reported to have distinctly different diets and foraging behaviours. This research will provide new insights into killer whale feeding ecology and movement patterns and we will further develop biochemical techniques for dietary studies specifically for whales. This project will provide governments and management agencies with the best available forecasts when evaluating conservation and resource management strategies involving Australian killer whale populations.
Funding: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc ($25,000)
Scheme: Grant-Research Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Nichols PD; Sellers B
Year: 2017

Diet of killer whales in Australian waters: insights from signature fatty acids and stable isotope analysis (2016 - 2018)$18,600

Description: This project will identify killer whale diet and foraging range within Australian waters and will provide new insights into killerwhale feeding ecology and movement patterns. This information will help determine regional patterns and highlight distinctinteractions between killer whales and their prey and will provide governments and management agencies with the bestavailable forecasts when evaluating conservation and resource management strategies involving Australian killer whalepopulations.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($18,600)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Sellers B; Hindell MA
Period: 2016 - 2018

The impact of climate change on larval energetics of molluscs on the southeast coast of Australia (2014 - 2016)$593,000

Description: This project will investigate the impact of environmental change on larval energetics of molluscs on the southeast (SE) coast of Australia. The SE coast of Australia is a climate hotspot characterised by rising ocean temperatures, fluctuations in salinity and we expect in the near future ocean acidification (OA). Mollusc larvae show extreme sensitivity to OA, but the impacts of other stressors remains unknown. It is predicted that OA will reduce the capacity of larvae to cope with temperature and salinity, particularly when food supply is low and in populations which have had no previous exposure to OA. Understanding the response of mollusc larvae to environmental change will support ecologically and economically significant mollusc populations over this century.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($593,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Indigenous
Administered By: University of Sydney
Research Team: Parker L; Coleman RH; Ross P; Virtue P
Period: 2014 - 2016
Grant Reference: IN140100025

The relationship between sea ice and larval Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) (2014)$50,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($50,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P
Year: 2014

Utilising innovative fishing technology to address key questions on the biology of Antarctic krill (2014 - 2017)$690,876

Funding: Australian Research Council ($491,700)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Nicol S; Hilder EF; Bengtson Nash S
Period: 2014 - 2017
Grant Reference: LP140100412

Environmental and biological factors driving whale shark distribution and abundance in the Indian Ocean (2013 - 2015)$58,480

Funding: Save our Seas Foundation ($58,480)
Scheme: Grant-Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Marcus L
Period: 2013 - 2015

Environmental and biological factors driving whale shark distribution and abundance in the Indian Ocean (2013)$28,550

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($28,550)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Marcus L
Year: 2013

Environmental and Biological Factors Driving Whale Shark Distribution and Abundance at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (2013 - 2015)$20,500

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($20,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Marcus L
Period: 2013 - 2015

Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems Experiment II - an integrated study of physical and ecological sea ice processes off East Antarctica during spring (2012 - 2013)$0

Funding: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($0)
Scheme: Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
Administered By: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth)
Research Team: Meiners K; Alexander PM; Williams GD; Jansen PW; Frost RT; Lieser JL; Melbourne-Thomas J; Westwood KJ; Heil P; Massom RA; Virtue P
Period: 2012 - 2013

Development of environmental risk assessment and remediation guidelines for Antarctic and subantarctic marine and terrestrial environments (2012)$0

Funding: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($0)
Scheme: Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: King C; George S; Townsend AT; Batley G; Chapman J; Warne M; Van Dam R; Adams MM; Virtue P; Fox D; Cooper A; Raymond B; Wasley J; Wotherspoon SJ; Candy S
Year: 2012

A Laser Optical Plankton Counter (L-OPC) for Laboratory or in-situ Size Distributions of Zooplankton: Ecological Dynamics of a Changing East Australian Current (2010)$125,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($125,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Infrastructure
Administered By: University of New South Wales
Research Team: Suthers I; Swadling KM; Virtue P
Year: 2010
Grant Reference: LE100100204

The effects of CO2 induced ocean acidification and increasing ocean temperatures on the development, physiology and lifecycle of Antarctic krill (euphausia superba dana) (2010 - 2011)$13,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($13,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Jia Z; Robinson JP
Period: 2010 - 2011

Quantifying Trophic Links in Four Antarctic Marine Predators (2009 - 2010)$37,650

Funding: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc ($37,650)
Scheme: Grant-Research Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Walters AR; Hindell MA
Period: 2009 - 2010

Quantifying Trophic Links in Several Antarctic Marine Predators (2009 - 2010)$17,500

Funding: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($17,500)
Scheme: Grant-Australian Marine Mammal Centre
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hindell MA; Virtue P
Period: 2009 - 2010

Quantifying Trophic Links in Several Antarctic Marine Predators (2009)$14,500

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($14,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Hindell MA; Virtue P; Walters AR
Year: 2009

The Impact of Ocean Acidification on Juvenile Antarctic Krill: Quantification of Nutritional Changes of Dietary Phytoplankton and Sea Ice Bottom Algae and Krill (2009 - 2011)$39,000

Funding: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($39,000)
Scheme: Scholarship-Flagship Cluster-Wealth from Oceans
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: McMinn A; Nichols PD; Virtue P
Period: 2009 - 2011

Carbon Dioxide Induced Effects on Phytoplankton, Larval Krill Nutrition and the Antarctic Food Web (2009 - 2011)$20,500

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($20,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Wynn-Edwards C; McMinn A
Period: 2009 - 2011

Spatial and Temporal Variations in Elemental Signatures of Arrow Squid Statoliths (2007 - 2008)$11,500

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($11,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Green C
Period: 2007 - 2008

Determining Trophic Relationships between Whales and Squid using Biochemical Dietary Tracers (2007 - 2008)$10,000

Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P
Period: 2007 - 2008

Arrow Squid-Stock Variability, Fishing Techniques, Trophic Linkages - Facing The Challenges (2006 - 2011)$261,120

Funding: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation ($261,120)
Scheme: Grant-Annual Open Call Round
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Wotherspoon SJ
Period: 2006 - 2011

Using Novel Dietary Tracers to Determine Feeding Ecology and Human Impacts on Whale Populations - A New Conservation Tool (2006)$40,700

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($40,700)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Jackson GD; Virtue P
Year: 2006

Interpreting Aspects of Krill Life History and Survival Through Lipid Analysis (2000)$8,000

Funding: Australian Research Council ($8,000)
Scheme: Grant-Small
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P
Year: 2000

Interpreting aspects of krill life history and survival through lipid analysis (1998 - 2000)$124,266

Funding: Australian Research Council ($124,266)
Scheme: Fellowship-Postdoctoral
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P
Period: 1998 - 2000
Grant Reference: F19800591

Supplementary Funding (1998)$10,000

Funding: University of Tasmania ($10,000)
Scheme: Grant-Supplementary
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Virtue P; Nichols PD
Year: 1998

The use of lipid biomarkers in Euphausia superba as a parameter for determining energy flow in the Antarctic marine food web (1993 - 1994)$32,000

Funding: Antarctic Science Advisory Committee ($32,000)
Scheme: Grant-Research:Antarctic
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: McMinn A; Virtue P; Nichols PD
Period: 1993 - 1994

The use of lipid profiles of Euphausia superba as a parameter for determining deitary preferences and the abundance and spatial distribution of krill (1991 - 1992)$20,000

Funding: Antarctic Science Advisory Committee ($20,000)
Scheme: Grant-Research:Antarctic
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: McMinn A; Virtue P; Nichols PD; Nicol S
Period: 1991 - 1992

Research Supervision

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	Determining Predator Prey Relationships of Killer Whales Within Distinct Areas of the Southern Ocean Using Biochemical Analytical Tools (Signature Fatty Acids and Stable Isotopes)	2015
PhD	Understanding Habitat Use by Snow Petrels in a Changing Environment	2021
PhD	Climate Change Effects on Nutritional Profiles and Ecology of Australian and Southern Ocean Marine Species	2022

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	Spatiotemporal Variability of Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) Lipids in relation to their Environment Candidate: Nicole Gail Hellessey	2019
PhD	Lipid Biochemistry and Physiology of Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba) in the Present Day and under Future Ocean Acidification Scenarios Candidate: Jessica Anne Ericson	2019
PhD	Feeding Ecology of Whale Sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia Candidate: Lara Marcus Zamora	2017
PhD	Carbon Cycling Dynamics in the Seasonal Sea-ice Zone of East Antarctica Candidate: Nicholas Patrick Roden	2017
PhD	Determining Cetacean Cephalopod Trophic Interactions An Isotope Approach Candidate: Christine Jackson	2017
PhD	Surviving under the Antarctic Sea Ice: A study of the feeding ecology of Antarctic krill Candidate: Zhongnan Jia	2016
PhD	Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Nutritional Quality of Antarctic Phytoplankton as Food for Euphausia Superba Larvae Candidate: Cathryn Ann Wynn-Edwards	2014
PhD	Quantifying the Trophic Linkages of Antarctic Marine Predators Candidate: Andrea Ruth Walters	2014
PhD	Evolutionary Tales of Maskrays (Neotrygon, Dasyatidae), Flatheads (Platycephalidae, Scorpaeniformes) and Tuskfishes (Choerodon, Labridae) Candidate: Melody Puckridge	2013
PhD	Genetic Structure, Diversity, and Population Ecology of Antarctic Benthic Amphipods Candidate: Helen Phoenix Baird	2011
PhD	Influence of Environmental Factors on Population Structure of Arrow Squid Nototodarus gouldi: Implications for Stock Assessment Candidate: Corey Paul Green	2011
PhD	Ecology and Physiology of Deepwater Chondrichthyans off Southeast Australia: Mercury, Stable Isotope and Lipid Analysis Candidate: Heidi Rebecca Pethybridge	2010
PhD	Environmental Effects on the Growth, Maturation and Physiology in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) over an Annual Cycle: An Experimental Approach Candidate: Matthew Edward Charles Brown	2010
PhD	Environmental Influences on Reproduction in Antarctic Krill, Euphausia Superba Candidate: Toshihiro Yoshida	2009
PhD	Growth and Ageing in Antarctic Krill Candidate: Angela Fleur McGaffin	2009
Masters	Plasticity in the Reproductive Strategies of the Southern Ocean Ommastrephid Squid Todarodes filippovae - a Morphometric, Lipid and Fatty Acid Approach Candidate: Christine Jackson	2005