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Using seabirds to map the distribution of elusive pelagic cephalopod species
Read more of: Using seabirds to map the distribution of elusive pelagic cephalopod speciesThe distribution of oceanic cephalopod species is not fully understood but seabirds, which feed on cephalopods and cover vast oceanic areas, might work as samplers and mappers of the occurrence […]
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Characteristics of the sticky spot of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica
Read more of: Characteristics of the sticky spot of Kamb Ice Stream, West AntarcticaAmplitude analysis of reflection seismic data reveals the presence of highly variable bed conditions under the main sticky spot and adjacent regions of the Kamb Ice Stream (KIS—formerly ice stream […]
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Major advance of South Georgia glaciers during the Antarctic Cold Reversal following extensive sub-Antarctic glaciation
Read more of: Major advance of South Georgia glaciers during the Antarctic Cold Reversal following extensive sub-Antarctic glaciationThe history of glaciations on Southern Hemisphere sub-polar islands is unclear. Debate surrounds the extent and timing of the last glacial advance and termination on sub-Antarctic South Georgia in particular. […]
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KRILLBASE: a circumpolar database of Antarctic krill and salp numerical densities, 1926–2016
Read more of: KRILLBASE: a circumpolar database of Antarctic krill and salp numerical densities, 1926–2016Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and salps are major macroplankton contributors to Southern Ocean food webs and krill are also fished commercially. Managing this fishery sustainably, against a backdrop of rapid […]
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A probable Early Triassic age for the Miers Bluff Formation, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
Read more of: A probable Early Triassic age for the Miers Bluff Formation, Livingston Island, South Shetland IslandsFifteen samples of very low-grade mudstones from two widely separated sections in the Miers Bluff Formation on Hurd Peninsula yield an Rb-Sr errorchron (MSWD=8.9) corresponding to an age of 243 […]
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Diving depths of albatrosses
Read more of: Diving depths of albatrossesStudies of diving in seabirds have mainly been confined to penguins, alcids and cormorants. There are few data on the depths to which other seabirds dive although some species are […]
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Forearc tectonic evolution of the South Shetland Margin, Antarctic Peninsula
Read more of: Forearc tectonic evolution of the South Shetland Margin, Antarctic PeninsulaThe main provinces of the South Shetland margin, Antarctic Peninsula characterized on the basis of multichannel seismic, long-range side scan sonar and swath bathymetry data, include from northwest to southeast […]
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Trace metals in Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) livers from Bird Island, South Georgia
Read more of: Trace metals in Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) livers from Bird Island, South GeorgiaSamples of liver from 11 female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) from Bird Island, South Georgia were analysed for 16 trace elements (Mg, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Mo, […]