Seals and whales of the Southern Ocean
There are fewer species of marine mammals in the Antarctic than in the Arctic, probably because of the wide deep ocean with no geographical barriers to promote speciation. The stocks […]
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Read more of: Seals and whales of the Southern Ocean
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Growth of a fur seal population
Read more of: Growth of a fur seal populationThe Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella is a polygynous Otarid in which a single pup is produced annually by cows over the age of 2 years. Following exploitation to the […]
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Antarctic marine secondary production and the phenomenon of cold adaptation
Read more of: Antarctic marine secondary production and the phenomenon of cold adaptationFor several years marine biologists of British Antarctic Survey have been studying the nearshore communities at Signy Island and South Georgia. Most of these studies have been continued throughout the […]
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A limnological survey of the Ablation Point area, Alexander Island, Antarctica
Read more of: A limnological survey of the Ablation Point area, Alexander Island, AntarcticaThe ice-free area around Ablation Point (70° 49′ S, 68° 25′ W) is of particular limnological interest. Numerous ponds and pools lie on coastal moraines and large, permanently ice-covered lakes […]
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Aquatic primary production in the Antarctic
Read more of: Aquatic primary production in the AntarcticA review is presented of studies, including recent work by members of the British Antarctic Survey, on the primary productivity of plankton, ice-flora and benthos in both marine and freshwater […]
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Terrestrial ecosystems in the Antarctic
Read more of: Terrestrial ecosystems in the AntarcticThe composition of the terrestrial Antarctic flora and fauna and the distribution patterns of a number of species and of the principal vegetation types is now reasonably well established, at […]
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The geology of Antarctica: a review
Read more of: The geology of Antarctica: a reviewGeological field work in Antarctica and the off-lying islands during the past two decades has contributed materially to the establishment of the stratigraphical succession in both East and West Antarctica. […]
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Summer and winter concentrations of sodium, potassium and calcium in some maritime Antarctic cryptogams
Read more of: Summer and winter concentrations of sodium, potassium and calcium in some maritime Antarctic cryptogams(1) The source and availability of nutrients to the predominantly non-vascular cryptogam vegetation of Signy Island. South Orkney Islands, in the maritime Antarctic, are briefly discussed. (2) The concentrations of […]
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A redescription of the Antarctic opisthobranch Philine gibba Strebel, 1908, from the type locality, South Georgia, South Atlantic
Read more of: A redescription of the Antarctic opisthobranch Philine gibba Strebel, 1908, from the type locality, South Georgia, South AtlanticPhiline gibba is redescribed using large samples collected from the original type locality (South Georgia, South Atlantic). The specimens examined are compatible with all but one previous description which differs […]
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Thermal stresses near the surface of a glacier
Read more of: Thermal stresses near the surface of a glacierStresses occur in the uppermost 10 m of a glacier as a result of temperature fluctuations at the surface. A model is set up of a typical year’s surface temperature […]