Soil fungal diversity and ecology assessed using DNA metabarcoding along a deglaciated chronosequence at Clearwater Mesa, James Ross Island, Antarctic …

VN Gonçalves, JM Lirio, SH Coria, FAC Lopes… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We characterized the fungal organisms present in soils at James Ross
Island, north-east Antarctic Peninsula, using DNA metabarcoding. Taxa detected included …

Seasonal variability of net sea-air CO2 fluxes in a coastal region of the northern Antarctic Peninsula

T Monteiro, R Kerr, EC Machado - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We show an annual overview of the sea-air CO2 exchanges and primary drivers in the
Gerlache Strait, a hotspot for climate change that is ecologically important in the northern …

Contrasting life-history traits of two toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) species at their range edge around the South Sandwich Islands

M Soeffker, PR Hollyman, MA Collins, OT Hogg… - Deep Sea Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The South Sandwich Islands (SSI), a chain of volcanic islands in the Atlantic sector
of the Southern Ocean, are home to two large notothenoid species: the Patagonian toothfish …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical weathering detection in the periglacial landscapes of Maritime Antarctica: New approach using geophysical sensors, topographic variables and …

DC de Mello, GV Veloso, CM Moquedace… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
The chemical weathering intensity in Antarctica is underestimated. As the chemical
weathering intensity increases, hydrological, geochemical and geophysical changes occur …

Belgica antarctica (Diptera: Chironomidae): A natural model organism for extreme environments

I Kozeretska, S Serga, P Kovalenko… - Insect …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Belgica antarctica (Diptera: Chironomidae), a brachypterous midge endemic to the
maritime Antarctic, was first described in 1900. Over more than a century of study, a vast …

Warming impacts potential germination of non-native plants on the Antarctic Peninsula

S Bokhorst, P Convey, A Casanova-Katny… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula is under pressure from non-native plants and this risk is
expected to increase under climate warming. Establishment and subsequent range …

Habitat severity characteristics structure soil communities at regional and local spatial scales along the Antarctica Peninsula

BA Ball, P Convey, KL Feeser, UN Nielsen… - Antarctic …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Antarctic soils provide an excellent setting to test biogeographical patterns across spatial
and environmental scales given their relatively simple communities and the dominance of …

Benthic ecoregionalization based on echinoid fauna of the Southern Ocean supports current proposals of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas under IPCC scenarios of …

S Fabri‐Ruiz, B Danis, N Navarro… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southern Ocean (SO) is among the regions on Earth that are undergoing
regionally the fastest environmental changes. The unique ecological features of its marine …

Geomorphology of Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, Antarctica

SJA Jennings, BJ Davies, D Nývlt, NF Glasser… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT This study presents a 1: 25,000 geomorphological map of the northern sector of
Ulu Peninsula, James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. The map covers an area of c. 250 …

[HTML][HTML] Sources and composition of chemical pollution in Maritime Antarctica (King George Island), part 2: Organic and inorganic chemicals in snow cover at the …

D Szumińska, J Potapowicz, M Szopińska… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study area is located on King George Island, where 90% of the area is permanently
glaciated. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the inorganic and organic …