Assessing the impact of sewage and wastewater on antimicrobial resistance in nearshore Antarctic biofilms and sediments by Melody S Clark, Benjamin H Gregson, Carla Greco, Harisree Paramel Nair, Marlon Clark, Claire Evans, Kevin A. Hughes, Kudzai Hwengwere, Marcus Leung, Lloyd S Peck, Caray A. Walker, William Chow

“…Thus, more work is required to understand the true extent of the Antarctic microbiota biodiversity, their associated resistomes and the impact that human activities have on the Antarctic environment.…”
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A dataset of Antarctic ecosystems in ice-free lands: classification, descriptions, and maps by Anikó B. Tóth, Aleks Terauds, Steven L. Chown, Kevin A. Hughes, Peter Convey, Dominic A. Hodgson, Don A. Cowan, John Gibson, Rachel I. Leihy, Nicholas J. Murray, Sharon A. Robinson, Justine D. Shaw, Jonathan S. Stark, Mark I. Stevens, John van den Hoff, Jane Wasley, David A. Keith

“…This comprehensive ecosystem inventory provides foundational data to inform protected area designation under the Antarctic Treaty’s Environmental Protocol and track risks to Antarctic ecosystems. …”
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Microbial biogeography along a 2578 km transect on the East Antarctic Plateau by Victor Parro, María Ángeles Lezcano, Mercedes Moreno-Paz, Alfonso F. Davila, Armando Azua-Bustos, Miriam García-Villadangos, Jacek Wierzchos, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Martínez, Ramón Larramendi, Hilo Moreno, Ignacio Oficialdegui, Manuel Olivera, Miguel Redondo-Nieto, Pedro Mustieles-del-Ser, Mariusz Potocki, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Sergi González-Herrero, Ana Justel, Antonio Quesada

“…Abstract Microorganisms are present in snow/ice of the Antarctic Plateau, but their biogeography and metabolic state under extreme local conditions are poorly understood. …”
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Arsenic toxicity in Antarctic krill oil and its impact on human intestinal cells by Haiyan Zhang, Yunyun Ji, Zhongquan Jiang, Guangxin Yang, Cong Kong, Zhemin Shen, Tao Yuan, Xiaosheng Shen

Subjects: “…Antarctic krill oil…”
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Soilscapes from Byers Peninsula, Maritime Antarctic: landform-lithology controls in soil formation by JÔNATAS PEDRO DA SILVA, MÁRCIO R. FRANCELINO, ANDRÉ LUIZ L. DE FARIA, HEITOR P. PALMA, ISABELLE DE A. OLIVEIRA, JOSÉ JOÃO L.L. DE SOUZA, CARLOS ERNESTO G.R. SCHAEFER

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Sustainability of regional Antarctic ice sheets under late Eocene seasonal atmospheric conditions by D. H. A. Vermeulen, M. L. J. Baatsen, A. S. von der Heydt

“…This underscores a hysteresis effect for regional ice sheets on the Antarctic continent, suggesting the potential for a significant volume of ice on the continent without imminent full glaciation prior to the EOT.…”
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Antarctic 20th Century Accumulation Changes Based on Regional Climate Model Simulations by Klaus Dethloff, Ksenia Glushak, Annette Rinke, Dörthe Handorf

“…The estimated (P-E) trends demonstrate surfacemass accumulation increase at the West Antarctic coasts and reductions in parts of East Antarctica. …”
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet variability in the central Transantarctic Mountains since the mid Miocene by G. R. M. Bromley, G. R. M. Bromley, G. Balco, G. Balco, M. S. Jackson, A. Balter-Kennedy, A. Balter-Kennedy, H. Thomas

“…<p>The response of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to warmer-than-present climate conditions has direct implications for projections of future sea level, ocean circulation, and global radiative forcing. …”
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Machine learning of Antarctic firn density by combining radiometer and scatterometer remote-sensing data by W. Li, S. B. M. Veldhuijsen, S. Lhermitte, S. Lhermitte

“…Overall, our study presents a potential method for estimating unknown Antarctic firn densities using known densities and satellite parameters.…”
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Light-dependent variations in fatty acid profiles and gene expression in Antarctic microalgal cultures by Jacqui Stuart, Kirsty F. Smith, Matt Miller, John K. Pearman, Natalie Robinson, Lesley Rhodes, Lucy Thompson, Sarah Challenger, Nicole Parnell, Ken G. Ryan

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Predicting pack-ice seal occupancy of ice floes along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. by Michael J Wethington, Bilgecan Şen, Heather J Lynch

“…We explore the habitat use of Antarctic pack-ice seals by analyzing their occupancy patterns on pack-ice floes, employing a novel combination of segmented generalized linear regression and fine-scale (∼ 50 cm pixel resolution) sea ice feature extraction in satellite imagery. …”
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ISMIP6-based Antarctic projections to 2100: simulations with the BISICLES ice sheet model by J. F. O'Neill, T. L. Edwards, D. F. Martin, C. Shafer, S. L. Cornford, H. L. Seroussi, S. Nowicki, M. Adhikari, L. J. Gregoire

“…<p>The contribution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the most uncertain components of sea level rise to 2100. …”
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Effects of Antarctic Krill Meal in Diet on Reproductive Performance and Embryo Quality of Eriocheir sinensis by Xiaorong Huang, Ru Tan, Zhi Geng, Tao Zhang, Guangpeng Feng, Gang Yang, Feng Zhao, Ping Zhuang

“…A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of dietary Antarctic krill meal on the reproductive performance and embryo quality of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. …”
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Signal characteristics of surface seismic explosive sources near the West Antarctic Ice Sheet divide by Marianne S. Karplus, Nori Nakata, Galen M. Kaip, Steven H. Harder, Lucia F. Gonzalez, Adam D. Booth, Emma C. Smith, Stephen A. Veitch, Jacob I. Walter, Poul Christoffersen

“…We report results from controlled seismic source tests carried out near the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide investigating the characteristics of two types of surface seismic sources, Poulter shots and detonating cord, for use in both 2-D and 3-D seismic surveys on glaciers. …”
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Rapid Detection of Astaxanthin in Antarctic Krill Meal by Computer Vision Combined with Convolutional Neural Network by Quantong ZHANG, Yao ZHENG, Liu YANG, Shuaishuai ZHANG, Quanyou GUO

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The Arctic and Antarctic Sea-Ice Area Index Records versus Measured and Modeled Temperature Data by Nicola Scafetta, Adriano Mazzarella

“…Here we study the Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice area records provided by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). …”
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Present-day mass loss rates are a precursor for West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse by T. van den Akker, W. H. Lipscomb, G. R. Leguy, J. Bernales, C. J. Berends, W. J. van de Berg, R. S. W. van de Wal, R. S. W. van de Wal

“…<p>Observations of recent mass loss rates of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) raise concerns about its stability since a collapse would increase global sea levels by several meters. …”
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Strong turbulent flow in the subauroral region in the Antarctic can deteriorate satellite-based navigation signals by D. S. Kotova, A. A. Sinevich, A. A. Chernyshov, D. V. Chugunin, Y. Jin, W. J. Miloch

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The Relationship between Polar Vortex and Ozone Depletion in the Antarctic Stratosphere during the Period 1979–2016 by Yu Zhang, Jing Li, Libo Zhou

“…In this study, the linkage between polar vortex and ozone depletion in Antarctic stratosphere during the period 1979–2016 is investigated; we calculated the averaged total column ozone within the polar vortex based on the vortex edge (−28.8 PVU PV contour) instead of the geographical region defined by latitude and longitude. …”
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The formation pathway of flavor compounds in steamed Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) based on untargeted metabolomics by Tingting Yang, Yang Liu, Jing Bai, Yan Fan, Ye Chen, Ping Dong, Xia Yang, Hu Hou

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