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Defining the “Ice Shed” of the Arctic Ocean's Last Ice Area and Its Future Evolution

Earth's Future, 2021
Sea ice will persist longer in the Last Ice Area (LIA), north of Canada and Greenland, than elsewhere in the Arctic. We combine earth system model ensembles with a sea‐ice tracking utility (SITU) to explore sources of sea ice (the “ice shed”) to the LIA ...
Robert Newton, Stephanie Pfirman, L. Bruno Tremblay, Patricia DeRepentigny   +3 more
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Hexabromocyclododecane and hexachlorocyclohexane: How lessons learnt have led to improved regulation [PDF]

, 2014
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2014 Taylor & Francis.The use of chemicals by society has many benefits but contamination of the environment is an unintended consequence.
BSEF, Cyril O. Onogbosele, Desjardins D., Drottar K.R., Drottar K.R., EC, Hunziker R.W., IPCS, IPCS, Law K., Mackay D., Mark D. Scrimshaw, Roberts C.A., Swedish Chemicals Agency, WHO   +14 more
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Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) contamination in the Arctic environment: A review

Emerging Contaminants, 2019
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) is a halogenated hydrocarbon that is primarily produced as an unintentional byproduct in the manufacture of chlorinated solvents.
Jennifer E. Balmer, Hayley Hung, Katrin Vorkamp, Robert J. Letcher, Derek C.G. Muir   +4 more
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The exotic invasive plant Vincetoxicum rossicum is a strong competitor even outside its current realized climatic temperature range [PDF]

, 2013
Dog-strangling vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum) is an exotic plant originating from Central and Eastern Europe that is becoming increasingly invasive in southern Ontario, Canada.
Antunes, Pedro M., Sanderson, Laura A.
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Self-Rated Health, Life Balance and Feeling of Empowerment When Facing Impacts of Permafrost Thaw—A Case Study from Northern Canada

Atmosphere, 2022
Climate warming in Arctic Canada, e.g., permafrost thaw, comprehensively impacts biota and the environment, which then affects the lives of people. This study aimed to investigate which perceived environmental and adaptation factors relate to self-rated ...
Ulla Timlin, Justine Ramage, Susanna Gartler, Tanja Nordström, Arja Rautio   +4 more
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Mid-Miocene cooling and the extinction of tundra in continental Antarctica [PDF]

, 2008
A major obstacle in understanding the evolution of Cenozoic climate has been the lack of well dated terrestrial evidence from high-latitude, glaciated regions.
Ashworth, A.C., Hedenas, L., Hemming, S.R., Johnson, J.V., Leng, Melanie, Lewis, A.R., Machlus, M.L., Marchant, D.R., Newton, A.E., Raine, I., Willenbring, J.K., Williams, M., Wolfe, A.P.   +12 more
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Morphological, physiological, and transcriptional responses of the freshwater diatom Fragilaria crotonensis to elevated pH conditions

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by the toxin-producing cyanobacteria Microcystis spp., can increase water column pH. While the effect(s) of these basified conditions on the bloom formers are a high research priority, how these pH shifts affect other ...
Brittany N. Zepernick, David J. Niknejad, Gwendolyn F. Stark, Alexander R. Truchon, Robbie M. Martin, Karen L. Rossignol, Hans W. Paerl, Steven W. Wilhelm   +7 more
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Engineering the Cambrian explosion: the earliest bioturbators as ecosystem engineers [PDF]

, 2017
By applying modern biological criteria to trace fossil types and assessing burrow morphology, complexity, depth, potential burrow function and the likelihood of bioirrigation, we assign ecosystem engineering impact (EEI) values to the key ichnotaxa in ...
Callow, Richard H. T., Callow, Richard H.T., Herringshaw, Liam G., McIlroy, Duncan   +3 more
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Faecal microbiota transplantation : a regulatory hurdle? [PDF]

, 2017
During faecal microbiota transplantation, stool from a healthy donor is transplanted to treat a variety of dysbiosis-associated gut diseases. Competent authorities are faced with the challenge to provide adequate regulation.
De Spiegeleer, Bart, Janssens, Yorick, Verbeke, Frederick, Wynendaele, Evelien   +3 more
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Meeting update: faecal microbiota transplantation––bench, bedside, courtroom? [PDF]

, 2016
A group of stakeholders met, under the aegis of the British Society of Gastroenterology, to discuss the current landscape of faecal microbiota transplant- ation (FMT) within the UK and beyond.
Ding, N, Hart, A, Marchesi, J, McLaughlin, J, Mullish, BH   +4 more
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