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Strategies of growth and population dynamics of tundra plants. 1. Introduction
Read more of: Strategies of growth and population dynamics of tundra plants. 1. IntroductionStudies of plants growing in tundra regions have tended to concentrate either upon whole plant communities or upon the physiology and metabolism of above- or below-ground plant organs considered separately. […]
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Six new species of terrestrial algae from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
Read more of: Six new species of terrestrial algae from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, AntarcticaSix species are described and compared with related algae. All were isolated in culture from terrestrial habitats on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. They are: Botrydiopsis constricta sp. nov. […]
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The management of sledge dogs in the Antarctic
Read more of: The management of sledge dogs in the AntarcticThe British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has relied on sledge dogs as the main form of transport for field parties since its predecessor, the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), imported them […]
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Oxygen uptake by Nanorchestes antarcticus (Acari)
Read more of: Oxygen uptake by Nanorchestes antarcticus (Acari)Oxygen consumption rates of the minute terrestrial mite, Nanorchestes antarcticus Strandtmann were measured at +5°C with a Cartesian Diver microrespirometer. Individual respiration rates were in the range 0.156 (deutonymphy) to […]
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Development and growth of some agricultural species on a subantarctic island
Read more of: Development and growth of some agricultural species on a subantarctic island(1) Six annual agricultural species were grown in summer at South Georgia (54⚬S) and in the winter-spring growing season at Melbourne (38⚬S). (2) The mean daily air temperature at South […]
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