Due to different oceanographic and geological characteristics, benthic algal communities of
Antarctica and the Arctic differ strongly. Antarctica is characterized by high endemism …

Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula shows considerable spatial variability concerning its
glaciological characteristics. It has also been subjected to severe climate changes, with …

Abstract Fildes Peninsula (FP) and Ardley Island (AI) are among the first ice-free areas in
Maritime Antarctica. Since the last glacial retreat in this part of Antarctica (8000 to 5000 …

Compared to the 1970s, the edge of the Ecology Glacier on King George Island, maritime
Antarctica, is positioned more than 500 m inwards, exposing a large area of new terrain to …

Temperature is one of the most important factors controlling the biogeography of seaweeds.
To identify worldwide prospective distributional shifts of major biogeographical regions …

The South Shetland Islands are located at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP).
This region was subject to strong warming trends in the atmospheric surface layer. Surface …

During RV Polarstern cruise ANT-XXIII/4 in 2006, a gravity core (PS 69/335-2) and a giant
box core (PS 69/335-1) were retrieved from Maxwell Bay off King George Island (KGI) …

Despite recent great interest in glacier ecosystems in the continental Antarctic, little is known
about their maritime counterparts. Our study presents descriptive data on cryoconite …

Unlike continental Antarctica, snow and ice melt is a significant component of the mass
balance of glacial systems on the northern Antarctic Peninsula. Over several austral …

The timing and impact of deglaciation and Holocene readvances on the terrestrial
continental margins of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) have been well-studied but are still …