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Pronounced changes in temperature, salinity (density) and upwelling have occurred in surface and deeper waters of the oceans, contributing with changing patterns and strength of winds to an alteration in ocean circulation. Together these... more
ABSTRACT The Maastrichtian López de Bertodano Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, hosts the most diverse assemblage of Late Cretaceous molluscs from the continent. Described here is a new genus and species of gastropod,... more
Application of a strontium isotope stratigraphy to the Late Cretaceous sedimentary succession of Antarctica has provided the impetus for a comprehensive stratigraphical revision of the terminal Maastrichtian Stage. Both the base and top... more
This graphic novel depicts the true story of Dr. Austin Mardon's journey to the cold, harsh, grueling environment of the Antarctic.
El pueblo de Macondo siempre quiso averiguar de dónde salía el hielo que traía Melquiades (García Márquez, 1967), o el origen de las ballenas que ve año a año desde la orilla de la costa Pacífica, para ambas preguntas creyó encontrar la... more
SZALÁNCZI József Krisztián: „Territorio Chileno Antártico”. Los antecendentes históricos de las reclamaciones territoriales antárticas de Chile de 1940. In: Adrián Bene – Rafael Ákos Szabó (szerk.): Acta Romanica Quinqueecclesiensis I.... more
In bothpalaeoenvironmentalandpalaeogeographicalstudies,Antarctica plays a unique roleinourunderstandingofthehistoryoftheEarth.Ithasmaintainedauniquegeographicalposition at the South Pole for long periods. As the only unpopulated... more
The main water body at Hope Bay, Boeckella Lake, was sampled at four sites for phytoplankton during summer 1991 to assess the influence of nutrients from nearby penguin rookeries on both phytoplankton density and composition. The site... more
This overview examines available circum-Antarctic glacial history archives on land, related to developments after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). It considers the glacial-stratigraphic and morphologic records and also biostratigraphical... more