Feedbacks on climate in the Earth system: introduction
In the last century, the Earth has undergone a very fast and unusual change in the radiative forcing of its climate, resulting from human actions. This change in forcing has […]
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Why is the South Orkney Island shelf (the world’s first high seas marine protected area) a carbon immobilization hotspot?
Read more of: Why is the South Orkney Island shelf (the world’s first high seas marine protected area) a carbon immobilization hotspot?The Southern Ocean archipelago, the South Orkney Islands (SOI), became the world’s first entirely high seas marine protected area (MPA) in 2010. The SOI continental shelf (~44 000 km2), was […]
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A draft fur seal genome provides insights into factors affecting SNP validation and how to mitigate them
Read more of: A draft fur seal genome provides insights into factors affecting SNP validation and how to mitigate themCustom genotyping arrays provide a flexible and accurate means of genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a large number of individuals of essentially any organism. However, validation rates, defined as […]
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Experimental design for three interrelated marine ice-sheet and ocean model intercomparison projects: MISMIP v. 3 (MISMIP+), ISOMIP v. 2 (ISOMIP+) and MISOMIP v. 1 (MISOMIP1)
Read more of: Experimental design for three interrelated marine ice-sheet and ocean model intercomparison projects: MISMIP v. 3 (MISMIP+), ISOMIP v. 2 (ISOMIP+) and MISOMIP v. 1 (MISOMIP1)Coupled ice sheet-ocean models capable of simulating moving grounding lines are just becoming available. Such models have a broad range of potential applications in studying the dynamics of marine ice […]
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Population size and trends of southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands
Read more of: Population size and trends of southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus) nesting at Signy Island, South Orkney IslandsThe southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) has a circumpolar distribution and breeds on subantarctic islands and a few continental Antarctic sites. Although this species has recently been down-listed to “Least […]
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Outer organic layer and internal repair mechanism protects pteropod Limacina helicina from ocean acidification
Read more of: Outer organic layer and internal repair mechanism protects pteropod Limacina helicina from ocean acidificationScarred shells of polar pteropod Limacina helicina collected from the Greenland Sea in June 2012 reveal a history of damage, most likely failed predation, in earlier life stages. Evidence of […]
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A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2016
Read more of: A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2016This paper presents the results of our seventh annual horizon scan, in which we aimed to identify issues that could have substantial effects on global biological diversity in the future, […]
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Non-breeding season movements of six North American Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii tracked with geolocators
Read more of: Non-breeding season movements of six North American Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii tracked with geolocatorsLittle is known of the endangered and declining western North Atlantic population of the Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii outside the breeding season, when most mortality probably occurs. We used geolocators […]
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An illustrated and annotated checklist of freshwater diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from Livingston, Signy and Beak Island (Maritime Antarctic Region)
Read more of: An illustrated and annotated checklist of freshwater diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from Livingston, Signy and Beak Island (Maritime Antarctic Region)Background and aims – Non-marine diatom communities in the Antarctic Region are characterized by a typical species composition, dominated by a large number of Antarctic endemic species. Despite recent advances […]
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The Antarctic ozone hole during 2012
Read more of: The Antarctic ozone hole during 2012We review the 2012 Antarctic ozone hole, making use of various meteorological reanalyses, remotely sensed ozone measurements and ground-based measurements of ultra-violet radiation. Based on analysis of 33 years of […]
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The Antarctic ozone hole during 2011
Read more of: The Antarctic ozone hole during 2011The Antarctic ozone hole of 2011 is reviewed from a variety of perspectives, making use of various data and analyses. The ozone hole of 2011 was relatively large in terms […]
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The presence of polynyas in the Weddell Sea during the Last Glacial Period with implications for the reconstruction of sea-ice limits and ice sheet history
Read more of: The presence of polynyas in the Weddell Sea during the Last Glacial Period with implications for the reconstruction of sea-ice limits and ice sheet historyCores from a contourite drift on the continental slope in the NW Weddell Sea, Antarctica, contain up to four sandy foraminifer-rich layers (WA1–4), with dispersed ice-rafted debris (IRD), interbedded with […]