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Freezing–thawing cycles affect organic matter decomposition in periglacial maritime Antarctic soils
Antarctic King George Island is the fastest-warming area in the Southern Hemisphere. Organic matter inputs are scarce in this area, as they are...
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Predictive map** of glacial sediment properties (Bellingshausen Dome, King George Island, Antarctica)
Research in Antarctica is of great importance for understanding the Earth’s climate system and the processes that drive it. This study evaluated the...
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Soils of the Broknes Peninsula, East Antarctica
Abstract—Data on weakly developed permafrost-affected soils (Cryosols) in the eastern part of Broknes Peninsula, the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica...
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Ornithogenic Factor of Soil Formation in Antarctica: A Review
AbstractThe role of ornithogenic factor in the formation of soils and soil cover patterns in continental and maritime Antarctica is considered. The...
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Impact of anthropogenic inputs on Pb content of moss Sanionia uncinata (Hedw.) Loeske in King George Island, West Antarctica revealed by Pb isotopes
The accumulation of heavy metals in plant communities has been investigated in the maritime Antarctica but their sources are not clearly identified...
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A Review of the paleoclimatic Studies from Lake Sediments of Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica
Paleoclimate of Antarctica has remained a prime subject of study throughout the past half of the last century to understand the global perspective of...
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Identification of Antarctic minke and killer whales with passive acoustic monitoring in Prydz Bay, Antarctica
Although four species of odontocete and four species of baleen whale have been recorded in Prydz Bay, their vocalizations have been rarely...
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Oceanographic and Ecosystem Studies in the Atlantic Sector of Antarctica (Cruise 87 of the Research Vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh)
AbstractAn expedition to study the ecosystems of the Atlantic sector of the Antarctic was carried out in cruise 87 of R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh ...
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The role of large-scale drivers in the Amundsen Sea Low variability and associated changes in water isotopes from the Roosevelt Island ice core, Antarctica
Here we examine the water stable-isotope data from the Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) ice core. Roosevelt Island is an independent ice...
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Methanotrophic Ability of Cryptogamic Communities of Coastal Ecosystems
Cryogenic ecosystems are crucial elements of the biosphere, acting as a repository of organic matter on a global scale. However, recent trends in...
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Geochemistry of Antarctic periglacial soils from Harmony Point, Nelson Island
Little is known about the geochemical baseline of Antarctic soils in different environments. We investigated the soil geochemistry of the two main...
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Investigations of the Ecosystem in the Atlantic Sector of Antarctica (Cruise 79 of the R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh)
AbstractField works on cruise 79 of the R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh aimed at investigating the ecosystems in the Atlantic sector of Antarctica were...
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Global patterns in river water storage dependent on residence time
Accurate assessment of global river flows and stores is critical for informing water management practices, but current estimates of global river...
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Antarctic Lichen Response to Climate Change: Evidence from Natural Gradients and Temperature Enchantment Experiments
Antarctica is one of the very few ecosystems in the world with minimum anthropogenic interventions and pollution load. The extreme climatic...
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Higher Rate of Pigment Synthesis in Antarctic Plants: A Strategy of Survival Under UV Radiations
Antarctica is known for the adverse climatic conditions and high UV-B radiations; thus, it reveals only climatically adapted flora and fauna....
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Long-term Variability of Integral and Spectral Transparency of the Atmosphere at Mirny Observatory, Antarctica
The aerosol optical depth of the atmosphere obtained from spectral sun photometer measurements and the integral optical depth determined from...
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The spatial variability structure of soil attributes using a detailed sampling grid in a typical periglacial area of Maritime Antarctica
Large spatial variations on soil attributes and vegetation distribution in terrestrial ecosystems occurs in maritime Antarctica. Guano deposition,...
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China’s Recent Progresses in Polar Climate Change and Its Interactions with the Global Climate System
During the recent four decades since 1980, a series of modern climate satellites were launched, allowing for the measurement and record-kee** of...
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Update of global maps of Alisov’s climate classification
Proposed in 1954, Alisov’s climate classification (CC) focuses on climatic changes observed in January–July in large-scale air mass zones and their...
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Chemical weathering in Antarctica: an example of igneous rock particles in Big Lachman Lake sediments, James Ross Island
Lacustrine sediments of the Big Lachman Lake (James Ross Island, Antarctica) are dominated by clay- and silt-sized particles of varied petrographic...
