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Geographic patterns of soft-bottoms benthic communities in Chilean Patagonian fjords (47°S-54°S) – influence of environmental stress on diversity patterns and stable isotope signatures

Publication 1 June, 2022

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HSP70 heat shock proteins and environmental stress in Antarctic marine organisms: A mini-review

Publication 1 January, 2009

Read more on HSP70 heat shock proteins and environmental stress in Antarctic marine organisms: A mini-review

Stratified response to environmental stress in a polar lichen characterized with FT-Raman microscopic analysis

Publication 1 January, 2004

Read more on Stratified response to environmental stress in a polar lichen characterized with FT-Raman microscopic analysis

The role of habitat structure for biomolecule integrity and microbial survival under extreme environmental stress in Antarctica (and Mars?): ecology and technology

Publication 1 January, 2001

Read more on The role of habitat structure for biomolecule integrity and microbial survival under extreme environmental stress in Antarctica (and Mars?): ecology and technology

The environmental cellular stress response: the intertidal as a multistressor model

Publication 1 September, 2023

Read more on The environmental cellular stress response: the intertidal as a multistressor model

Triggers of the HSP70 stress response: environmental responses and laboratory manipulation in an Antarctic marine invertebrate (Nacella concinna)

Publication 1 January, 2009

Read more on Triggers of the HSP70 stress response: environmental responses and laboratory manipulation in an Antarctic marine invertebrate (Nacella concinna)

Proteome response to heat stress in the Antarctic clam Laternula elliptica

Publication 1 June, 2013

Read more on Proteome response to heat stress in the Antarctic clam Laternula elliptica

Transcriptional frontloading contributes to cross‐tolerance between stressors

Publication 20 February, 2021

Read more on Transcriptional frontloading contributes to cross‐tolerance between stressors

Age-dependent expression of stress and antimicrobial genes in the hemocytes and siphon tissue of the Antarctic bivalve, Laternula elliptica, exposed to injury and starvation

Publication 1 January, 2014

Read more on Age-dependent expression of stress and antimicrobial genes in the hemocytes and siphon tissue of the Antarctic bivalve, Laternula elliptica, exposed to injury and starvation

The Southern Ocean ecosystem under multiple climate change stresses – an integrated circumpolar assessment

Publication 1 April, 2015

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Environmental change impacts on marine calcifiers: spatial and temporal biomineralisation patterns in Mytilid bivalves

Publication 23 February, 2019

Read more on Environmental change impacts on marine calcifiers: spatial and temporal biomineralisation patterns in Mytilid bivalves

Physiological life history strategies of photobionts of lichen species from Antarctic and moderate European habitats in response to stressful conditions

Publication 1 February, 2019

Read more on Physiological life history strategies of photobionts of lichen species from Antarctic and moderate European habitats in response to stressful conditions

Antarctic krill 454 pyrosequencing reveals chaperone and stress transcriptome

Publication 1 January, 2011

Read more on Antarctic krill 454 pyrosequencing reveals chaperone and stress transcriptome

Adult acclimation to combined temperature and pH stressors significantly enhances reproductive outcomes compared to short-term exposures

Publication 1 May, 2015

Read more on Adult acclimation to combined temperature and pH stressors significantly enhances reproductive outcomes compared to short-term exposures

The effect of simultaneous temperature, pressure and stress on the experimental annealing of spontaneous fission tracks in apatite: a brief overview

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on The effect of simultaneous temperature, pressure and stress on the experimental annealing of spontaneous fission tracks in apatite: a brief overview

Deciphering the molecular adaptation of the king scallop (Pecten maximus) to heat stress using transcriptomics and proteomics

Publication 1 December, 2015

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Identification of molecular and physiological responses to chronic environmental challenge in an invasive species: the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Publication 1 September, 2013

Read more on Identification of molecular and physiological responses to chronic environmental challenge in an invasive species: the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities

Publication 1 June, 2021

Read more on Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities

UV-tolerance and instantaneous physiological stress responses of two Antarctic amphipod species Gondogeneia antarctica and Djerboa furcipes during exposure to UV radiation

Publication 1 January, 2007

Read more on UV-tolerance and instantaneous physiological stress responses of two Antarctic amphipod species Gondogeneia antarctica and Djerboa furcipes during exposure to UV radiation

Stress and the geographic distribution of marine and terrestrial animals

Publication 1 January, 2000

Read more on Stress and the geographic distribution of marine and terrestrial animals

Key metabolic pathways involved in xenobiotic biotransformation and stress responses revealed by transcriptomics of the mangrove oyster Crassostrea brasiliana

Publication 1 September, 2015

Read more on Key metabolic pathways involved in xenobiotic biotransformation and stress responses revealed by transcriptomics of the mangrove oyster Crassostrea brasiliana

Metabolic responses to temperature stress under elevated pCO2 in the slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata

Publication 1 May, 2015

Read more on Metabolic responses to temperature stress under elevated pCO2 in the slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata

Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change

Publication 1 December, 2019

Read more on Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change

Stresses on polar marine ecosystems: impact on key ecosystem functions and services

Publication 1 June, 2015

Read more on Stresses on polar marine ecosystems: impact on key ecosystem functions and services

Under pressure: Nanoplastics as a further stressor for sub-Antarctic pteropods already tackling ocean acidification [Short communication]

Publication 1 January, 2022

Read more on Under pressure: Nanoplastics as a further stressor for sub-Antarctic pteropods already tackling ocean acidification [Short communication]

Desiccation stress at sub-zero temperatures in polar terrestrial arthropods

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on Desiccation stress at sub-zero temperatures in polar terrestrial arthropods

Strategies of survival and resource exploitation in the Antarctic fellfield ecosystem

Publication 1 January, 2009

Read more on Strategies of survival and resource exploitation in the Antarctic fellfield ecosystem

Low heat shock thresholds in wild Antarctic intertidal limpets (Nacella concinna).

Publication 1 January, 2008

Read more on Low heat shock thresholds in wild Antarctic intertidal limpets (Nacella concinna).

Age-related thermal response: the cellular resilience of juveniles

Publication 1 January, 2016

Read more on Age-related thermal response: the cellular resilience of juveniles

How are the life history strategies of Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates influenced by extreme environmental conditions?

Publication 1 December, 1997

Read more on How are the life history strategies of Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates influenced by extreme environmental conditions?

Experimental growth pattern calibration of Antarctic scallop shells (Adamussium colbecki, Smith 1902) to provide a biogenic archive of high-resolution records of environmental and climatic changes

Publication 1 January, 2010

Read more on Experimental growth pattern calibration of Antarctic scallop shells (Adamussium colbecki, Smith 1902) to provide a biogenic archive of high-resolution records of environmental and climatic changes

Large within, and between, species differences in marine cellular responses: Unpredictability in a changing environment

Publication 10 November, 2021

Read more on Large within, and between, species differences in marine cellular responses: Unpredictability in a changing environment

Ecophysiology, Morphology and Phylogeography of Insects in the Scotia Arc.

Publication 25 August, 2020

Read more on Ecophysiology, Morphology and Phylogeography of Insects in the Scotia Arc.

Simulated climate change: are passive greenhouses a valid microcosm for testing the biological effects of environmental perturbations?

Publication 1 January, 1995

Read more on Simulated climate change: are passive greenhouses a valid microcosm for testing the biological effects of environmental perturbations?

Antarctic marine molluscs do have an HSP70 heat shock response

Publication 1 January, 2008

Read more on Antarctic marine molluscs do have an HSP70 heat shock response

The effect of environmental change on vascular plant and cryptogam communities from the Falkland Islands and the Maritime Antarctic

Publication 1 January, 2007

Read more on The effect of environmental change on vascular plant and cryptogam communities from the Falkland Islands and the Maritime Antarctic

Survival in king penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus: temporal and sex-specific effects of environmental variability

Publication 1 January, 2002

Read more on Survival in king penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus: temporal and sex-specific effects of environmental variability

Biological and environmental characteristics of three cosmopolitan mosses dominant in continental Antarctica

Publication 1 January, 1999

Read more on Biological and environmental characteristics of three cosmopolitan mosses dominant in continental Antarctica

Collembolan water relations and environmental change in the maritime Antarctic

Publication 1 October, 1995

Read more on Collembolan water relations and environmental change in the maritime Antarctic

The environmental tolerances and behavioural ecology of the sub-Antarctic beach-hopper “Orchestia” scutigerula Dana (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Husvik, South Georgia

Publication 1 January, 1995

Read more on The environmental tolerances and behavioural ecology of the sub-Antarctic beach-hopper “Orchestia” scutigerula Dana (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Husvik, South Georgia

Aerial dispersal and survival of sewage-derived faecal coliforms in Antarctica

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on Aerial dispersal and survival of sewage-derived faecal coliforms in Antarctica

Proximal analysis of regolith habitats and protective biomolecules in situ by laser Raman spectroscopy: Overview of terrestrial Antarctic habitats and Mars analogs

Publication 1 January, 2000

Read more on Proximal analysis of regolith habitats and protective biomolecules in situ by laser Raman spectroscopy: Overview of terrestrial Antarctic habitats and Mars analogs

Regional disparities and seasonal differences in climate risk to rice labour

Publication 15 November, 2021

Read more on Regional disparities and seasonal differences in climate risk to rice labour

Biodiversity in marine invertebrate responses to acute warming revealed by a comparative multi-omics approach

Publication 1 January, 2017

Read more on Biodiversity in marine invertebrate responses to acute warming revealed by a comparative multi-omics approach

Competition between co-occurring invasive and native consumers switches between habitats

Publication 1 December, 2018

Read more on Competition between co-occurring invasive and native consumers switches between habitats

Not so free range? Oviposition microhabitat and egg clustering affects Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae) reproductive success

Publication 1 February, 2019

Read more on Not so free range? Oviposition microhabitat and egg clustering affects Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae) reproductive success

Societal importance of Antarctic negative feedbacks on climate change: blue carbon gains from sea ice, ice shelf and glacier losses.

Publication 7 September, 2021

Read more on Societal importance of Antarctic negative feedbacks on climate change: blue carbon gains from sea ice, ice shelf and glacier losses.

Polar endoliths – an anti-correlation of climatic extremes and microbial diversity

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on Polar endoliths – an anti-correlation of climatic extremes and microbial diversity

Impact of climate change on Antarctic krill

Publication 1 January, 2012

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Overwintering strategies of terrestrial invertebrates in Antarctica – the significance of flexibility in extremely seasonal environments

Publication 1 January, 1996

Read more on Overwintering strategies of terrestrial invertebrates in Antarctica – the significance of flexibility in extremely seasonal environments

Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation” (AnT-ERA), a new SCAR-biology programme

Publication 1 January, 2013

Read more on Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation” (AnT-ERA), a new SCAR-biology programme

Maritime Antarctic climate change: signals from terrestrial biology

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on Maritime Antarctic climate change: signals from terrestrial biology

Iron localization in Acarospora colonizing schist on Signy Island

Publication 1 February, 2013

Read more on Iron localization in Acarospora colonizing schist on Signy Island

Contrasting strategies of resistance vs. tolerance to desiccation in two polar dipterans

Publication 22 May, 2014

Read more on Contrasting strategies of resistance vs. tolerance to desiccation in two polar dipterans

Microalgae as potential anti-inflammatory natural products against human inflammatory skin diseases

Publication 31 July, 2020

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Microplastic pollution in a rapidly changing world: Implications for remote and vulnerable marine ecosystems

Publication 10 October, 2020

Read more on Microplastic pollution in a rapidly changing world: Implications for remote and vulnerable marine ecosystems

Effects of continuous and repeated dehydration on carbon fixation by bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic

Publication 1 March, 1997

Read more on Effects of continuous and repeated dehydration on carbon fixation by bryophytes from the maritime Antarctic

Long-term effects of altered PH and temperature on the feeding energetics of the Antarctic sea urchin, Sterechinus neumayeri

Publication 1 April, 2016

Read more on Long-term effects of altered PH and temperature on the feeding energetics of the Antarctic sea urchin, Sterechinus neumayeri

Molecular structural studies of lichen substances II: atranorin, gyrophoric acid, fumarprotocetraric acid, rhizocarpic acid, calycin, pulvinic dilactone and usnic acid

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on Molecular structural studies of lichen substances II: atranorin, gyrophoric acid, fumarprotocetraric acid, rhizocarpic acid, calycin, pulvinic dilactone and usnic acid

Influence of shelf break processes on the transport of warm waters onto the eastern Amundsen Sea continental shelf

Publication 1 May, 2023

Read more on Influence of shelf break processes on the transport of warm waters onto the eastern Amundsen Sea continental shelf

Cold acclimation and cryoprotectants in a freeze-tolerant Antarctic nematode, Panagrolaimus davidi

Publication 1 January, 2000

Read more on Cold acclimation and cryoprotectants in a freeze-tolerant Antarctic nematode, Panagrolaimus davidi

Evaluating the effects of ocean warming and freshening on the physiological energetics and transcriptomic response of the Antarctic limpet Nacella concinna

Publication 15 December, 2020

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Fur seal microbiota are shaped by the social and physical environment, show mother‐offspring similarities and are associated with host genetic quality

Publication 1 May, 2019

Read more on Fur seal microbiota are shaped by the social and physical environment, show mother‐offspring similarities and are associated with host genetic quality

Variable temperature effects of Open Top Chambers at polar and alpine sites explained by irradiance and snow depth

Publication 1 January, 2013

Read more on Variable temperature effects of Open Top Chambers at polar and alpine sites explained by irradiance and snow depth

Challenges to the future conservation of the Antarctic

Publication 1 January, 2012

Read more on Challenges to the future conservation of the Antarctic

UK-HiGEM: The New U.K. High Resolution Global Environment Model – Model description and basic evaluation

Publication 1 April, 2009

Read more on UK-HiGEM: The New U.K. High Resolution Global Environment Model – Model description and basic evaluation

Non-destructive analysis of pigments and other organic compounds in lichens using Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy: a study of Antarctic epilithic lichens

Publication 1 January, 2003

Read more on Non-destructive analysis of pigments and other organic compounds in lichens using Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy: a study of Antarctic epilithic lichens

Ocean acidification does not impact shell growth or repair of the Antarctic brachiopod Liothyrella uva (Broderip, 1833)

Publication 1 January, 2015

Read more on Ocean acidification does not impact shell growth or repair of the Antarctic brachiopod Liothyrella uva (Broderip, 1833)

Life in the intertidal: cellular responses, methylation and epigenetics

Publication 1 August, 2018

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Stepping stones to isolation: impacts of a changing climate on the connectivity of fragmented fish populations

Publication 14 February, 2018

Read more on Stepping stones to isolation: impacts of a changing climate on the connectivity of fragmented fish populations

The global relevance of the Scotia Arc: An introduction

Publication 1 February, 2015

Read more on The global relevance of the Scotia Arc: An introduction

Fourier Transform Raman spectroscopic and scanning electron microscopic study of cryptoendolithic lichens from Antarctica

Publication 1 September, 1997

Read more on Fourier Transform Raman spectroscopic and scanning electron microscopic study of cryptoendolithic lichens from Antarctica

Seasonal and long-term variation in body-water content of an Antarctic springtail – a response to climate change?

Publication 1 January, 2001

Read more on Seasonal and long-term variation in body-water content of an Antarctic springtail – a response to climate change?

Shelled pteropods in peril: Assessing vulnerability in a high CO2 ocean

Publication 1 June, 2017

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Antarctic microbial diversity: the basis of polar ecosystem processes

Publication 1 November, 1996

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The coldwater marine aquarium at the British Antarctic Survey

Publication 1 January, 1997

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Effects of physical factors on photosynthesis by the Antarctic liverwort Marchantia berteroana

Publication 1 February, 1997

Read more on Effects of physical factors on photosynthesis by the Antarctic liverwort Marchantia berteroana

Offspring hormones reflect the maternal prenatal social environment: Potential for foetal programming?

Publication 1 January, 2016

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IMBER – Research for marine sustainability: Synthesis and the way forward

Publication 1 December, 2015

Read more on IMBER – Research for marine sustainability: Synthesis and the way forward

Comparative FT-Raman spectroscopy of Xanthoria lichen-substratum systems from temperate and antarctic habitats

Publication 1 January, 1998

Read more on Comparative FT-Raman spectroscopy of Xanthoria lichen-substratum systems from temperate and antarctic habitats

Functional biomolecules of Antarctic stromatolitic and endolithic cyanobacterial communities

Publication 1 January, 1999

Read more on Functional biomolecules of Antarctic stromatolitic and endolithic cyanobacterial communities

Coastal oceanographic conditions in the Prydz Bay region (East Antarctica) during the Holocene recorded in an isolation basin

Publication 1 January, 2004

Read more on Coastal oceanographic conditions in the Prydz Bay region (East Antarctica) during the Holocene recorded in an isolation basin

Body and resource size at the land–sea interface

Publication 1 January, 2005

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Molecular analysis of the cold tolerant Antarctic nematode, Panagrolaimus davidi

Publication 6 August, 2014

Read more on Molecular analysis of the cold tolerant Antarctic nematode, Panagrolaimus davidi

DISCOVERY 2010: Spatial and temporal variability in a dynamic polar ecosystem

Publication 1 January, 2012

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Turning on the heat: ecological response to simulated warming in the sea

Publication 1 January, 2011

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Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions

Publication 1 July, 2019

Read more on Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions

Climate change in the polar regions

Publication 1 January, 2011

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Life history adaptations to polar and alpine environments

Publication 1 January, 2010

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The biology and ecology of the liverwort Cephaloziella varians in Antarctica

Publication 1 January, 2010

Read more on The biology and ecology of the liverwort Cephaloziella varians in Antarctica

DNA amounts of angiosperms from the Antarctic and South Georgia

Publication 1 January, 1982

Read more on DNA amounts of angiosperms from the Antarctic and South Georgia

Corticosterone mediated costs of reproduction link current to future breeding

Publication 1 November, 2013

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Likely responses of the Antarctic benthos to climate-related changes in physical disturbance during the 21st century, based primarily on evidence from the West Antarctic Peninsula region

Publication 1 January, 2008

Read more on Likely responses of the Antarctic benthos to climate-related changes in physical disturbance during the 21st century, based primarily on evidence from the West Antarctic Peninsula region

Are the Antarctic dipteran, Eretmoptera murphyi, and Arctic collembolan, Megaphorura arctica, vulnerable to rising temperatures?

Publication 1 August, 2014

Read more on Are the Antarctic dipteran, Eretmoptera murphyi, and Arctic collembolan, Megaphorura arctica, vulnerable to rising temperatures?

Freeze tolerance, supercooling points and ice formation: comparative studies on the subzero temperature survival of limno-terrestrial tardigrades

Publication 1 January, 2009

Read more on Freeze tolerance, supercooling points and ice formation: comparative studies on the subzero temperature survival of limno-terrestrial tardigrades

Challenges of deep-sea biodiversity assessments in the Southern Ocean

Publication 1 September, 2014

Read more on Challenges of deep-sea biodiversity assessments in the Southern Ocean

Historical processes constrain patterns in global diatom diversity

Publication 1 January, 2007

Read more on Historical processes constrain patterns in global diatom diversity

Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): II. Predictive models based on food, temperature, body length, sex, and maturity stage

Publication 1 March, 2006

Read more on Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): II. Predictive models based on food, temperature, body length, sex, and maturity stage

Protective mechanisms and responses of micro-fungi towards ultraviolet-induced cellular damage

Publication 1 June, 2019

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