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Three artotrogids (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Mercedes Conradi
Article: 24135
Published online: 08 Dec 2014
AbstractforThree artotrogids (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Environmental influences on the at-sea behaviour of a major consumer, Mirounga leonina, in a rapidly changing environment
Trevor McIntyre, Horst Bornemann, P.J. Nico de Bruyn, Ryan R. Reisinger, Daniel Steinhage, Maria E.I. Márquez, Marthán N. Bester & Joachim Plötz
Article: 23808
Published online: 26 Nov 2014
AbstractforEnvironmental influences on the at-sea behaviour of a major consumer, Mirounga leonina, in a rapidly changing environment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | Supplemental
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At the root of the early penguin neck: a study of the only two cervicodorsal spines recovered from the Eocene of Antarctica
Piotr Jadwiszczak
Article: 23861
Published online: 20 Nov 2014
AbstractforAt the root of the early penguin neck: a study of the only two cervicodorsal spines recovered from the Eocene of Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (978.8 KB)
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Atmospheric trace elements in aerosols observed over the Southern Ocean and coastal East Antarctica
Guojie Xu & Yuan Gao
Article: 23973
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
AbstractforAtmospheric trace elements in aerosols observed over the Southern Ocean and coastal East Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Insight into protist diversity in Arctic sea ice and melt-pond aggregate obtained by pyrosequencing
Estelle Silvia Kilias, Ilka Peeken & Katja Metfies
Article: 23466
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
AbstractforInsight into protist diversity in Arctic sea ice and melt-pond aggregate obtained by pyrosequencing | Full Text | References | PDF (592.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Egg masses of the Patagonian squid Doryteuthis (Amerigo) gahi attached to giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in the sub-Antarctic ecoregion
Sebastián Rosenfeld, Jaime Ojeda, Mathias Hüne, Andrés Mansilla & Tamara Contador
Article: 21636
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
AbstractforEgg masses of the Patagonian squid Doryteuthis (Amerigo) gahi attached to giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in the sub-Antarctic ecoregion | Full Text | References | PDF (697.5 KB)
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Stratigraphy of the uppermost Old Red Sandstone of Svalbard (Mimerdalen Subgroup)
Karsten Piepjohn & Winfried K. Dallmann
Article: 19998
Published online: 30 Oct 2014
AbstractforStratigraphy of the uppermost Old Red Sandstone of Svalbard (Mimerdalen Subgroup) | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Changes in meltwater chemistry over a 20-year period following a thermal regime switch from polythermal to cold-based glaciation at Austre Brøggerbreen, Svalbard
Aga Nowak & Andy Hodson
Article: 22779
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
AbstractforChanges in meltwater chemistry over a 20-year period following a thermal regime switch from polythermal to cold-based glaciation at Austre Brøggerbreen, Svalbard | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Palaeoenvironment of Eocene prodelta in Spitsbergen recorded by the trace fossil Phycosiphon incertum
Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Tovar, Jenö Nagy & Matías Reolid
Article: 23786
Published online: 20 Oct 2014
AbstractforPalaeoenvironment of Eocene prodelta in Spitsbergen recorded by the trace fossil Phycosiphon incertum | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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The impact of seabirds on the content of various forms of phosphorus in organic soils of the Bellsund coast, western Spitsbergen
Marta Ziółek & Jerzy Melke
Article: 19986
Published online: 17 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe impact of seabirds on the content of various forms of phosphorus in organic soils of the Bellsund coast, western Spitsbergen | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Distribution of total alkalinity and pH in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) waters during austral summer 2008
Paola Rivaro, Roberta Messa, Carmela Ianni, Emanuele Magi & Giorgio Budillon
Article: 20403
Published online: 16 Oct 2014
AbstractforDistribution of total alkalinity and pH in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) waters during austral summer 2008 | Full Text | References | PDF (996.7 KB)
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Permafrost dynamics structure species compositions of oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) communities in sub-Arctic palsa mires
Inkeri Markkula
Article: 22926
Published online: 14 Oct 2014
AbstractforPermafrost dynamics structure species compositions of oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) communities in sub-Arctic palsa mires | Full Text | References | PDF (430.3 KB)
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Plant co-existence patterns and High-Arctic vegetation composition in three common plant communities in north-east Greenland
Oriol Grau, Josep M. Ninot, Aaron Pérez-Haase & Terry V. Callaghan
Article: 19235
Published online: 25 Sep 2014
AbstractforPlant co-existence patterns and High-Arctic vegetation composition in three common plant communities in north-east Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (598.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Assessing trend and variation of Arctic sea-ice extent during 1979–2012 from a latitude perspective of ice edge
Wentao Xia, Hongjie Xie & Changqing Ke
Article: 21249
Published online: 11 Sep 2014
AbstractforAssessing trend and variation of Arctic sea-ice extent during 1979–2012 from a latitude perspective of ice edge | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Variability of humidity conditions in the Arctic during the first International Polar Year, 1882–83
Przemysław Wyszyński & Rajmund Przybylak
Article: 23896
Published online: 08 Sep 2014
AbstractforVariability of humidity conditions in the Arctic during the first International Polar Year, 1882–83 | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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Games in the Arctic: applying game theory insights to Arctic challenges
Scott Cole, Sergei Izmalkov & Eric Sjöberg
Article: 23357
Published online: 08 Aug 2014
AbstractforGames in the Arctic: applying game theory insights to Arctic challenges | Full Text | References | PDF (268 KB)
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Trochammina as opportunist foraminifera in the Lower Jurassic from north Siberia
Matías Reolid, Boris L. Nikitenko & Larissa Glinskikh
Article: 21653
Published online: 02 Jul 2014
AbstractforTrochammina as opportunist foraminifera in the Lower Jurassic from north Siberia | Full Text | References | PDF (764.7 KB)
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Turbulent fluxes of momentum and heat over land in the High-Arctic summer: the influence of observation techniques
Anna Sjöblom
Article: 21567
Published online: 30 Jun 2014
AbstractforTurbulent fluxes of momentum and heat over land in the High-Arctic summer: the influence of observation techniques | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Middle to late Quaternary grain size variations and sea-ice rafting on the Lomonosov Ridge
Matt O'Regan, Emma Sellén & Martin Jakobsson
Article: 23672
Published online: 26 Jun 2014
AbstractforMiddle to late Quaternary grain size variations and sea-ice rafting on the Lomonosov Ridge | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Assessing the importance of human activities for the establishment of the invasive Poa annua in Antarctica
Marco A. Molina-Montenegro, Fernando Carrasco-Urra, Ian Acuña-Rodríguez, Rómulo Oses, Cristian Torres-Díaz & Katarzyna J. Chwedorzewska
Article: 21425
Published online: 23 Jun 2014
AbstractforAssessing the importance of human activities for the establishment of the invasive Poa annua in Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (748.8 KB)
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Late Holocene climate change recorded in proxy records from a Bransfield Basin sediment core, Antarctic Peninsula
Alex Barnard, Julia S. Wellner & John B. Anderson
Article: 17236
Published online: 11 Jun 2014
AbstractforLate Holocene climate change recorded in proxy records from a Bransfield Basin sediment core, Antarctic Peninsula | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Species distribution and depth habitat of recent planktic foraminifera in Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean
Theodora Pados & Robert F. Spielhagen
Article: 22483
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforSpecies distribution and depth habitat of recent planktic foraminifera in Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Contrasting strategies of resistance vs. tolerance to desiccation in two polar dipterans
M.J. Everatt, P. Convey, M.R. Worland, J.S. Bale & S.A.L. Hayward
Article: 22963
Published online: 22 May 2014
AbstractforContrasting strategies of resistance vs. tolerance to desiccation in two polar dipterans | Full Text | References | PDF (467.5 KB)
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Alien invasions in Antarctica—is anyone liable?
Kevin A. Hughes & Peter Convey
Article: 22103
Published online: 12 May 2014
AbstractforAlien invasions in Antarctica—is anyone liable? | Full Text | References | PDF (311.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Demographic population structure and fungal associations of plants colonizing High Arctic glacier forelands, Petuniabukta, Svalbard
Jakub Těšitel, Tamara Těšitelová, Alexandra Bernardová, Edita Janková Drdová, Magdalena Lučanová & Jitka Klimešová
Article: 20797
Published online: 30 Apr 2014
AbstractforDemographic population structure and fungal associations of plants colonizing High Arctic glacier forelands, Petuniabukta, Svalbard | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Deterrent activities in the crude lipophilic fractions of Antarctic benthic organisms: chemical defences against keystone predators
Laura Núñez-Pons & Conxita Avila
Article: 21624
Published online: 07 Apr 2014
AbstractforDeterrent activities in the crude lipophilic fractions of Antarctic benthic organisms: chemical defences against keystone predators | Full Text | References | PDF (978.9 KB)
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Palaeoenvironments and palaeoceanography changes across the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary in the Arctic realm: case study of the Nordvik section (north Siberia, Russia)
Victor A. Zakharov, Mikhail A. Rogov, Oksana S. Dzyuba, Karel Žák, Martin Košt’ák, Petr Pruner, Petr Skupien, Martin Chadima, Martin Mazuch & Boris L. Nikitenko
Article: 19714
Published online: 25 Mar 2014
AbstractforPalaeoenvironments and palaeoceanography changes across the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary in the Arctic realm: case study of the Nordvik section (north Siberia, Russia) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Selected elements in surface waters of Antarctica and their relations with the natural environment
Arkadiusz Nędzarek, Agnieszka Tórz & Arkadiusz Drost
Article: 21417
Published online: 21 Mar 2014
AbstractforSelected elements in surface waters of Antarctica and their relations with the natural environment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Instrumentation and handling effects on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)
Marie-Anne Blanchet, Christian Lydersen, Martin Biuw, P.J. Nico de Bruyn, Greg Hofmeyr, Bjørn A. Krafft & Kit M. Kovacs
Article: 21630
Published online: 21 Feb 2014
AbstractforInstrumentation and handling effects on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) | Full Text | References | PDF (276 KB)
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Topography, ice thickness and ice volume of the glacier Pedersenbreen in Svalbard, using GPR and GPS
Songtao Ai, Zemin Wang, Dongchen E, Kim Holmén, Zhi Tan, Chunxia Zhou & Weijun Sun
Article: 18533
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
AbstractforTopography, ice thickness and ice volume of the glacier Pedersenbreen in Svalbard, using GPR and GPS | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Impact of summertime anthropogenic emissions on atmospheric black carbon at Ny-Ålesund in the Arctic
Jianqiong Zhan & Yuan Gao
Article: 21821
Published online: 18 Feb 2014
AbstractforImpact of summertime anthropogenic emissions on atmospheric black carbon at Ny-Ålesund in the Arctic | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Benthic foraminifera from the Lower Jurassic transgressive mudstones of the south-western Barents Sea—a possible high-latitude expression of the global Pliensbachian–Toarcian turnover?
Silvia Hess, Jenő Nagy & Gitte Vestergaard Laursen
Article: 20206
Published online: 28 Jan 2014
AbstractforBenthic foraminifera from the Lower Jurassic transgressive mudstones of the south-western Barents Sea—a possible high-latitude expression of the global Pliensbachian–Toarcian turnover? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Long-term temperature trends and variability on Spitsbergen: the extended Svalbard Airport temperature series, 1898–2012
Øyvind Nordli, Rajmund Przybylak, Astrid E.J. Ogilvie & Ketil Isaksen
Article: 21349
Published online: 22 Jan 2014
AbstractforLong-term temperature trends and variability on Spitsbergen: the extended Svalbard Airport temperature series, 1898–2012 | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Coastal glaciers advanced onto Jameson Land, East Greenland during the late glacial–early Holocene Milne Land Stade
Helena Alexanderson & Lena Håkansson
Article: 20313
Published online: 10 Jan 2014
AbstractforCoastal glaciers advanced onto Jameson Land, East Greenland during the late glacial–early Holocene Milne Land Stade | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB)
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Research notes

Article
Walruses recovering after 60+ years of protection in Svalbard, Norway
Kit M. Kovacs, Jon Aars & Christian Lydersen
Article: 26034
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforWalruses recovering after 60+ years of protection in Svalbard, Norway | Full Text | References | PDF (756 KB)
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Complete breeding failures in ivory gull following unusual rainy storms in North Greenland
Glenn Yannic, Adrian Aebischer, Brigitte Sabard & Olivier Gilg
Article: 22749
Published online: 13 Mar 2014
AbstractforComplete breeding failures in ivory gull following unusual rainy storms in North Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (297.2 KB)
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Verification of a new NOAA/NSIDC passive microwave sea-ice concentration climate record
Walter N. Meier, Ge Peng, Donna J. Scott & Matt H. Savoie
Article: 21004
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforVerification of a new NOAA/NSIDC passive microwave sea-ice concentration climate record | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB)
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Changes in the marine carbonate system of the western Arctic: patterns in a rescued data set
Lisa A. Miller, Robie W. Macdonald, Fiona McLaughlin, Alfonso Mucci, Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai, Karina E. Giesbrecht & William J. Williams
Article: 20577
Published online: 26 Nov 2014
AbstractforChanges in the marine carbonate system of the western Arctic: patterns in a rescued data set | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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Book reviews

Review of Botanical excursions on the northern Sørøya (Finnmark, Norway), edited by N. Koroleva, E. Borovichev, A. Melekhin and Tom E. Ness (2013).
Heinjo J. During
Article: 26018
Published online: 10 Oct 2014
CitationforReview of Botanical excursions on the northern Sørøya (Finnmark, Norway), edited by N. Koroleva, E. Borovichev, A. Melekhin and Tom E. Ness (2013). | Full Text | PDF (292.5 KB)
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Review of The fast-changing Arctic: rethinking security for a warmer world, edited by Barry Scott Zellen (2013).
K. Åtland
Article: 23951
Published online: 19 Feb 2014
CitationforReview of The fast-changing Arctic: rethinking security for a warmer world, edited by Barry Scott Zellen (2013). | Full Text | References | PDF (401.6 KB)
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Review of Polar bears: a complete guide to their biology and behavior, by Andrew Derocher (2012).
Dag Vongraven
Article: 23867
Published online: 19 Feb 2014
CitationforReview of Polar bears: a complete guide to their biology and behavior, by Andrew Derocher (2012). | Full Text | References | PDF (408.5 KB)
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