Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the RDRC for approving the project, Victoria University (Internal Grants Committee) for funding the expedition (MW and ST), and NZAP for overseeing the logistics. Additional funding was provided by James Cook University (KW).

Special thanks to Peter Barrett (VUW) for his support throughout the project, to Alex Pyne (VUW) for his assistance and advice, to Gillian Wratt and Neville Jones (NZAP) for making additional helicopter time available and thus allowing the completion of our final objective, to Grant Avery and Bruce Jakes? for assistance in acquiring samples at Platform Spur, and to all the staff at Scott Base, whose thoroughness and professionalism enabled our expedition to achieve success.