The need for increased protection of Antarctica's inland waters
I Hawes, C Howard-Williams, N Gilbert… - Antarctic …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Protection of Antarctica's biodiversity and ecosystem values is enshrined in the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which provides for the designation of …
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which provides for the designation of …
Helicopter-borne transient electromagnetics in high-latitude environments: An application in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
ABSTRACT The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a polar desert in coastal Antarctica, where
glaciers, permafrost, ice-covered lakes, and ephemeral summer streams coexist. Liquid …
glaciers, permafrost, ice-covered lakes, and ephemeral summer streams coexist. Liquid …
Chemodenitrification in the cryoecosystem of lake vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica
Abstract Lake Vida, in the Victoria Valley of East Antarctica, is frozen, yet harbors liquid brine
(~ 20% salt,> 6 times seawater) intercalated in the ice below 16 m. The brine has been …
(~ 20% salt,> 6 times seawater) intercalated in the ice below 16 m. The brine has been …
First insights into the microbiology of three Antarctic briny systems of the Northern Victoria Land
Different polar environments (lakes and glaciers), also in Antarctica, encapsulate brine pools
characterized by a unique combination of extreme conditions, mainly in terms of high salinity …
characterized by a unique combination of extreme conditions, mainly in terms of high salinity …
Cultivable bacterial communities in brines from perennially ice-covered and pristine Antarctic lakes: Ecological and biotechnological implications
The diversity and biotechnological potentialities of bacterial isolates from brines of three
Antarctic lakes of the Northern Victoria Land (namely Boulder Clay and Tarn Flat areas) …
Antarctic lakes of the Northern Victoria Land (namely Boulder Clay and Tarn Flat areas) …
Intra‐ice and intra‐sediment cryopeg brine occurrence in permafrost near Utqiaġvik (Barrow)
Cryopeg is a layer within permafrost containing a significant amount of cryotic unfrozen
water due to dissolved salts. To explore the origin and development of cryopeg and …
water due to dissolved salts. To explore the origin and development of cryopeg and …
Pressurized brines in continental Antarctica as a possible analogue of Mars
Interest in brines in extreme and cold environments has recently increased after they have
been found on Mars. Those brines can be potential new subsurface habitats for peculiar …
been found on Mars. Those brines can be potential new subsurface habitats for peculiar …
Life from a snowflake: diversity and adaptation of cold-loving bacteria among ice crystals
C Rizzo, A Lo Giudice - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Incredible as it is, researchers have now the awareness that even the most extreme
environment includes special habitats that host several forms of life. Cold environments …
environment includes special habitats that host several forms of life. Cold environments …
[HTML][HTML] Brief communication: The hidden labyrinth: deep groundwater in Wright Valley, Antarctica
Since the 1960s, a deep groundwater system in Wright Valley, Antarctica, has been the
hypothesized source of brines to hypersaline Don Juan Pond and Lake Vanda, both of …
hypothesized source of brines to hypersaline Don Juan Pond and Lake Vanda, both of …
Prokaryotic diversity and metabolically active communities in brines from two perennially ice-covered Antarctic lakes
The genomic diversity of bacteria and archaea in brines (BC1, BC2, and BC3) from two
adjacent and perennially frozen Antarctic lakes (L16 and L-2) in the Boulder Clay (BC) area …
adjacent and perennially frozen Antarctic lakes (L16 and L-2) in the Boulder Clay (BC) area …