Ice cores – precious details of the planet’s past climate
Ice cores are cylinders of ice that results in a sample of snow and ice accumulation over several years and which are obtained by drilling an ice sheet or glacier.…
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15/07/2016
Decline over time of krill stocks and increase in salp populations in the Southern Ocean
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and salps (such as Salpa thompsoni) are two main grazers in the Southern Ocean. As any other species, the distribution of these two species is profoundly…
15/03/2016
How Do Polar Marine Ecosystems Respond to Rapid Climate Change?
Climate change will alter marine ecosystems. However, the complexity of the food webs combined with the chronic undersampling, constrains efforts to predict their future and to optimally manage and protect…
15/12/2015
Vestigial metals in the Southern Ocean and their global impact
Some metals, as iron, zinc, manganese and cobalt, that are present in extreme low concentrations in the oceans, possess important biological functions, acting like vitamins in the Human body. These…
29/11/2015
Climate change is responsible for the changes in diet and exposure to contaminants in polar bears
Global warming, one of the most troubling climate change has been associated with several changes in physiology and species distribution. In the Arctic, the increase of the average annual temperature…
15/05/2015