Terrestrial ecosystems in the Antarctic
The 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 […]
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The biology of an Antarctic aquatic moss community
Read more of: The biology of an Antarctic aquatic moss communityTwo species of aquatic moss (Calliergon sarmentosum and Drepanocladus sp.) occur in deep water in Moss Lake, Signy Island (60° 43′S, 45° 38′W). Their elongate stems support a structurally complex […]
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Assessment of the macrobenthos in an Antarctic environment following recent pollution abatement
Read more of: Assessment of the macrobenthos in an Antarctic environment following recent pollution abatementQuantative population data for shallow Antarctic soft-bottom communities in King Edward Cove, South Georgia indicate that although once grossly polluted by organic effluent and fuel oil from a whaling station, […]
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