Expression patterns of molecular chaperone genes in Antarctic psychrophilic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12 in response to heat stress [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2019 Microbes living in the polar regions have some common and unique strategies to respond to thermal stress. Nevertheless, the amount of information available, especially at the molecular level is lacking for some organisms such as Antarctic psychrophilic ...
Nur Athirah Yusof +7 more
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Anatomical variations of Deschampsia antarctica É. Desv.plants from distant Antarctic regions, in vitro culture, and in relations to Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2019 This paper presents a comparative study on the anatomy of the Antarctic hairgrass (Deschampsia antarctica É. Desv.) from natural populations of two distant maritime Antarctic regions: the Argentine Islands (Antarctic Peninsula region) and the Point ...
Nataliia Nuzhyna +4 more
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Carbon dioxide emissions of Antarctic tourism [PDF]
, 2011 The increase of tourism to the Antarctic continent may entail not only local but also global environmental impacts. These latter impacts, which are mainly caused by transport, have been generally ignored.
Amelung, B. +7 more
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Türkiye's milestones in Antarctica and main arguments in its motivation [PDF]
Polish Polar ResearchThis study aims to clarify the fundamental arguments underlying Turkish motivation regarding the Antarctic Continent. The article asserts that Türkiye's motivation is grounded in its scientific endeavors, aligned with the principles of the Antarctic ...
Ferhat Kökyay, M. Hakan Keskin
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Natural variability of major and trace elements in non-ornithogenic Gelisoils at Edmonson Point, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2018 Antarctica is perceived as one of the most pristine environments on Earth, though increasing human activities and global climate change raise concerns about preserving the continent’s environmental quality. Limited in distribution, soils are particularly
Steven D. Emslie +4 more
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Influence of basal melting on ice surface fracture and glacier retreat: A case study at Pine Island Glacier [PDF]
Polish Polar ResearchPine Island Glacier (PIG) is one of the most dynamic ice streams in West Antarctica, with significant basal melting and ice shelf retreat profoundly influencing its behavior.
Boya Yan +5 more
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The first comprehensive description of the biodiversity and biogeography of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic intertidal communities [PDF]
, 2016 Aim To describe the distribution of biodiversity and biogeographical patterns of intertidal organisms in southern temperate and polar waters. We hypothesized that there would be differences in community structure between the Antarctic, which is most ...
Griffiths, Huw James +1 more
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Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and cold temperate echinoid database [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2012 This database includes spatial data of Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and cold temperate echinoid distribution (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) collected during many oceanographic campaigns led in the Southern Hemisphere from 1872 to 2010. The dataset lists occurrence data of echinoid distribution south of 35°S latitude, together with information on taxonomy ...
Pierrat, Benjamin +3 more
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Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of Cretaceous to Eocene volcanic rocks from southern part of King George Island, West Antarctica [PDF]
Polish Polar ResearchThe anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) was determined for 147 specimens from 14 sites of Cretaceous to Eocene volcanics from south-central King George Island.
Jerzy Nawrocki, Tomasz Werner
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The summertime plankton community at South Georgia (Southern Ocean): comparing the historical (1926/27) and modern (post 1995) records. [PDF]
, 2008 The earliest comprehensive plankton sampling programme in the Southern Ocean was 32 undertaken during the early part of last century by Discovery Investigations to gain a 33 greater scientific understanding of whale stocks and their summer feeding ...
Meredith, Michael P. +3 more
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