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1 June, 1992
Retention of mineral elements in precipitation by mosses and lichens involving ion exchange and chelation mechanisms is a source of nutrients for these biota growing on rocks and nutrient poor…Read more on Retention of precipitation nitrogen by Antarctic mosses, lichens and fellfield soils
1 June, 1992 by Roger Worland, William Block
Diapause larvae of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubn.)) and the related Mediterranean noctuid Sesamia cretica Led. possess sufficient supercooling ability to avoid freezing over their normal environmental temperature…Read more on Comparison of the cold hardiness of two larval Lepidoptera (Noctuidae)
1 June, 1992
Newly formed bottom water (θ ≤ −0.7°C) in the northern Weddell Sea flows E or NE at speeds up to 10–15 cm/s, with velocity decreasing towards the centre of the…1 June, 1992
We present data on diving pattern and performance (dive depth, duration, frequency and organization during the foraging trip) in gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua, obtained using time-depth recorders (n= 9 birds,…1 June, 1992
An examination of 111 fish of eight species, including 92 immature Notothenia rossii Richardson revealed nine acanthocephalan species, including four Echinorhynchida occurring in the alimentary tract and five Polymorphida in…Read more on Acanthocephalan infection of inshore fish in two fjords at South Georgia
1 May, 1992
The bdelloid rotifers Philodina gregaria Murray and Adineta grandis Murray were both cultured through three generations. The results suggested the following models for calculation purposes: (1) that individual Adineta grandis…Read more on The reproductive strategies of two Antarctic rotifers
1 May, 1992 by Paul Rodhouse
Samples of male Illex argentinus were taken from the catch of a Japanese squid jigging vessel on the Patagonian Shelf during March 1986 and an analysis was carried out on…1 May, 1992 by Paul Rodhouse
Samples of male Illex argentinus were taken from the catch of a Japanese squid jigging vessel on the Patagonian Shelf during March 1986 and an analysis was carried out on…Read more on Production of soma and gonad in maturing male Illex argentinus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)
1 April, 1992
The fine structure of a cyanobacterial mat collected from the fellfield ecosystems of Signy Island, Antarctica, was examined using some novel light and scanning electron microscope techniques. The mat was…Read more on Fine structure of a terrestrial cyanobacterial mat from Antarctica
1 April, 1992 by Andrew Clarke
Data on reproductive biology are presented for five benthic caridean shrimps from the high Antarctic (Chorismus antarcticus, Notocrangon antarcticus, Nematocarcinus lanceopes, Lebbeus antarcticus and Eualus kinzeri). The first three species…Read more on Reproductive biology of caridean decapods from the Weddell Sea
1 April, 1992
The alimentary tracts of 12 species of Antarctic squid were examined visually and serologically for the presence of Euphausia superba. Only four species, Alluroteuthis antarcticus, Galiteuthis glacialis, Martialia hyadesi and…1 April, 1992
The Chiloé-Chonos region seems to preserve the oldest depositional events in the fore-arc accretionary complex of the Southeast Pacific margin. There are isolated occurrences of low-grade metamorphic rocks, including slates…Read more on Magmatism and tectonics in continental Chiloé, Chile (42°–42°30′S)
1 April, 1992
The age of the granites of the La Esperanza region of the Somuncura Batholith, North Patagonian Massif has been revised, based in part on RbSr whole-rock data obtained by reanalyzing…1 April, 1992
Major- and trace-element (XRF and INAA) and Nd-isotope analyses are presented on a Jurassic bimodal association of basic greenstones and silicic metavolcanic rocks from the Black Coast, northeast Palmer Land,…1 April, 1992
Long-term studies of seabirds, some now 30–40 years old, have begun to reveal significant age-related changes in the survival and reproduction o f these long-lived animals. Evidence for density-dependent regulation…1 March, 1992
The mineral nitrogen (NH4-N + NO3-N) in precipitation occurring at continental and maritime Antarctic sites has been determined. Precipitation at sites remote from animal activity contained much less mineral N…Read more on Precipitation nitrogen at maritime Signy Island and continental Cape Bird, Antarctica
1 March, 1992
Recently, fossil land mammals have been recorded in the James Ross Island area, east of the Antarctic Peninsula, from the marine middle-late Eocene strata of Seymour Island. These include two…1 March, 1992
During a three month research cruise near the island of South Georgia, sea surface temperature (SST) increased from c. 2°C to over 4°C. Satellite derived SST show that this corresponded…1 March, 1992 by Richard Horne
We evaluate the convective growth of ion-cyclotron waves in the Io plasma torus using realistic plasma parameters. Significant wave amplification is restricted to two dominant frequency bands. As originally proposed…Read more on Ion-cyclotron waves at Jupiter: Possibility of detection by Ulysses
1 March, 1992
The movements of two wandering albatrosses, one of each sex, breeding at South Georgia, were tracked using satellite telemetry, particularly to assess whether such birds could be at risk from…Read more on Satellite tracking of wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) in the South Atlantic
1 March, 1992 by John Turner
The study of the “polar low episode” over the northern parts of the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea from 12 December 1982 to 16 December 1982 is continued. The…Read more on Polar lows and arctic instability lows in the Bear Island region
1 March, 1992 by Eric Wolff
An improved technique for concentrating heavy metals onto the surface of tungsten wires, prior to analysis by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, is reported. Ultraclean methods and materials, described here, have…1 March, 1992 by John Turner, Thomas Lachlan-Cope
The value of satellite temperature sounding data in polar lows research is investigated through a comparison of satellite temperature profiles produced using radiances from the TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS)…1 March, 1992
Sulphide-bearing quartz veins were first observed on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, at Henry Bluff in 1958 (Hobbs 1968). Subsequent mapping of the host Miers Bluff Formation (MBF) in western Hurd…1 March, 1992
A sample of 111 fish of eight species caught in two fjords at South Georgia were examined for digenean trematode parasites. The alimentary tracts of all specimens were infected with…Read more on Digenean Trematoda infection of inshore fish at South Georgia
1 February, 1992
In a case study from June 8–9, 1982, data from ground whistler stations Siple and Halley, Antarctica, located at L ∼4.3 and spaced by ∼2 hours in MLT, and from…1 February, 1992 by Andrew Clarke
We have analysed the proximate composition and elemental (C,H,N) composition of eight gelatinous zooplankton from the Southern Ocean (two ctenophores, one anthomedusan, two siphonophorcs, one scyphozoan, one annelid and one…Read more on Proximate and elemental composition of gelatinous zooplankton from the Southern Ocean
1 February, 1992
King Penguins are the second largest of all diving birds and share with their congener, Emperor Penguins, breeding habits strikingly different from other penguins. Our purpose was to determine the…Read more on Diving behavior and energetics during foraging cycles in king penguins
1 February, 1992 by Eric Wolff
Antarctic and Greenland ice core samples were studied using two different stratigraphic electrical techniques. The electrical conductivity measurement (ECM) technique is a dc method, while dielectric profiling (DEP) is an…Read more on The chemical basis for the electrical stratigraphy of ice
1 February, 1992 by Jonathan Watkins
Measurements on krill from distinct swarms and echo-sounder measurements of the same swarms have been analysed using multivariate methods. The analysis has addressed the problems of whether krill swarms in…1 February, 1992
We present the initial results of a quantitative investigation of the volatile geochemistry of Deception Island, an active volcano situated near the spreading axis of a Quaternary ensialic marginal basin…1 February, 1992
Changes in plasma luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, oestradiol, and progesterone were measured throughout the breeding and molt cycle in free-living male and female macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua)…1 February, 1992
Plasma levels of LH, testosterone, estradiol, and progesterone were measured, during the breeding season, in adult and immature macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins, at Bird Island, South…1 January, 1992
This study describes a method for extracting post-canine or incisor teeth from live antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) respectively and their use to determine…Read more on Aging live Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals
1 January, 1992 by Howard Roscoe
Radiative transfer within an interferometric spectrometer is discussed in relation to measurements of infrared transmittance spectra of gases. It is shown that for certain types of interferometric spectrometers, radiation from…1 January, 1992 by William Block
1 January, 1992
The diving behaviour of 11 lactating female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) was recorded for a total of 254 animal-days at sea. Median and maximum dive depths for individuals varied…Read more on Diving behaviour of lactating Antarctic fur seals
1 January, 1992
On the basis of geochemical signatures, Mesozoic magmatism in Antarctica is divided into the Ferrar Magmatic Province and the Dronning Maud Land Province. The tholeiitic magmatism of the Ferrar Magmatic…Read more on Coats Land dolerites and the generation of Antarctic continental flood basalts
1 January, 1992
Heart rate (fH) and rate of oxygen uptake (VO2) were measured in six subadult California sea lions Zalophus californianus while they were at rest and while they were swimming for…1 January, 1992 by Andrew Clarke
Although a tendency for high latitude marine invertebrates to avoid pelagic larval stages was first described in the 19th century, the most detailed early study was that of Thorson in…1 January, 1992 by Andrew Clarke
Samples of ovigerous female Ceratoserolis trilobitoides carrying newly spawned (stage A1) eggs in the marsupium were obtained from Borge Bay, Signy Island (South Orkney Islands), the continental shelf near Elephant…Read more on Egg size and composition in Ceratoserolis (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the Weddell Sea
1 January, 1992 by Mark Clilverd
Whistler mode group delays observed at Faraday, Antarctica (65° S, 64° W) and Dunedin, New Zealand (46° S, 171° E) show sudden increases of the order of hundreds of milliseconds…1 January, 1992 by Mark Clilverd
Whistler mode signals from NLK (24.8 kHz) were received at Dunedin, New Zealand during 1989-90. The arrival bearing of the signals shows a bimodal distribution which is consistent with the…1 January, 1992
During 1986, a series of special VLF transmissions at ∼3 kHz and ∼5 kHz were made from the crossed dipole antenna at Siple Station, Antarctica, which simulated transmissions from a…1 January, 1992 by Alistair Crame
With the recent rapid increase in our knowledge of the palaeontological history of both polar regions it has become apparent that they should now be regarded as something more than…1 January, 1992
The Antarctic marine environment contains a range of hydrocarbons at low concentrations, which are generally biogenic in origin. All major classes of hydrocarbons have been found in the Antarctic ecosystem.…Read more on Natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons in the Antarctic marine environment
1 January, 1992
Low level hydrocarbon contamination is measurable in the vicinity of Antarctic stations, N-alkane and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in seawater and sediment at Signy Station, South Orkney Islands indicated…1 January, 1992
Field studies carried out on the Antarctic brown macroalga Himantothallus grandifolius (A. Gepp et E.S. Gepp) A.D. Zinova (Desmarestiales, Phaeophyta) during two summers and an intervening winter season are described.…1 January, 1992
The prediction of short-term (100 year) changes in the mass balance of ice sheets and longer-term (1000 years) variations in their ice volumes is important for a range of climatic…Read more on The response of large ice sheets to climatic change
1 January, 1992
In the late 1970s, many people still thought that a cooling trend in the Northern Hemisphere heralded the next ice age. But some were already claiming that rising atmospheric CO2…1 January, 1992
1.1. Dynamics of plasma nutrients and metabolites in moulting macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins were studied.2.2. The late moult macaroni and gentoo penguins had significantly elevated levels…1 January, 1992
Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea) breed circurnpolarly in Antarctica. Watson et al. (1971), Harper et al. (1984) and Marchant & Higgins (1990) list breeding sites in the Ross Dependency (160°E-150°W) and…1 January, 1992
Previously, we reported on the discovery of fine structure in whistler data received on the ground at Halley, Antarctica. This structure was not apparent in conventional spectral analysis but was…1 January, 1992
We studied the distributions, abundances and interactions of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus, Antarchc fur seals Arctocephalus gazella, and their zooplankton prey, m particular Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, near Bird Island,…1 January, 1992
References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions PDF Abstract The beaks of 9,994 cephalopods of 61 species, obtained mainly from chick regurgitations of wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans L.)…1 January, 1992 by Adrian Jenkins
We calculate the present ice budget for Antarctica from measurements of accumulation minus iceberg calving, run-off and in situ melting beneath the floating ice shelves. The resulting negative mass balance…Read more on Melting of ice shelves and the mass balance of Antarctica
1 January, 1992 by Lloyd Peck
This chapter describes the biology of living brachiopods. The Brachiopoda are significant components of the early Cambrian marine Faunas and are therefore one of the few phyla to be represented…1 January, 1992 by Philip Leat
A two-day meeting of the Tectonic Studies Group was held in London at the Geological Society on 3-4 October 1991, to consider relationships between continental extension, super continent break-up, magmatism…Read more on Magmatism and the causes of continental break-up
1 January, 1992 by Thomas Lachlan-Cope
Atmospheric temperature retrievals obtained by a simultaneous physical scheme and a statistical scheme are compared using data gathered over the Weddell Sea, Antarctica during January 1986. Ground truth data were…1 January, 1992
During the lactation period, female otariid seals alternate trips at sea to feed with visits ashore to nurse their pups. A female returning ashore must be able to recognize her…Read more on Fostering behaviour and milk stealing in Antarctic fur seals
1 January, 1992 by Jane Francis
Cretaceous sediments in the Antarctic have yielded diverse fossil floras, and a few occurrences of thin coal have been described. Their presence illustrates that the climate was favorable for plant…Read more on The potential for Cretaceous coal in Antarctica