scholarly journals Metagenomic analyses of the dominant bacterial community in the Fildes Peninsula, King George Island (South Shetland Islands)

Polar Science ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Choon Pin Foong ◽  
Clemente Michael Wong Vui Ling ◽  
Marcelo González
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Fildes Peninsula ◽  
Shetland Islands

Aulacoseira glubokoyensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a new centric diatom from the Maritime Antarctic region

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 328 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
ANNA BEATRIZ JONES OAQUIM ◽  
GLEYCI A.O. MOSER ◽  
HEITOR EVANGELISTA ◽  
MARCUS VINÍCIUS LICÍNIO ◽  
BART VAN DE VIJVER
Keyword(s):  
Dendritic Spines ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Centric Diatom ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Antarctic Region ◽  
Fildes Peninsula ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Scanning Electron

A new centric diatom, Aulacoseira glubokoyensis sp. nov., is described from the Maritime Antarctic region. The morphology of the species is illustrated using detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations. Its main discriminating features include the presence of typical irregularly shaped dendritic spines, at least two rimoportulae, marginal striae on the discus and a very large Ringleiste. The new species is compared to similar species worldwide. Aulacoseira glubokoyensis has only been observed in a sediment core taken from Profound Lake on the Fildes Peninsula (King George Island, South Shetland Islands).

Eocene fossil feather from King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor G. Mansilla ◽  
Wolfgang Stinnesbeck ◽  
Natalia Varela ◽  
Marcelo Leppe
Keyword(s):  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Trace Fossils ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Fildes Peninsula ◽  
Shetland Islands

AbstractThe first fossil avian feather from Antarctica is reported here, from the early to middle Eocene Fossil Hill Formation at Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Characteristics such as its form, asymmetry of vanes, closed-pennaceous vanes with barbules and a deep ventral groove indicate that the feather was used for flight. The site from which the feather was collected is known to yield a variety of well-preserved trace fossils, palaeobotanical and palaeoenvironmental remains, suggesting a shorebird ecotype for the owner of this feather, certainly belonging to a Neornithes. The continental position, preservation as an external mould and type of feather makes this specimen a novel and an exceedingly rare record.

scholarly journals AN IGNEOUS EVENT AT THE FILDES PENINSULA (KING GEORGE ISLAND) AND AROUND FORT POINT (GREENWICH ISLAND), SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ANTARCTICA

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-346
Author(s):  
DELIA DEL PILAR MONTECINOS DE ALMEIDA ◽  
ADRIANE MACHADO ◽  
MARCO ANTÔNIO FONTOURA HANSEN ◽  
FARID CHEMALE JR. ◽  
HENRIQUE CARLOS FENSTERSEIFER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Fildes Peninsula ◽  
Shetland Islands

Components of the energy balance of the ground surface and their effect on the thermics of the substrata of the vegetation oasis at Henryk Arctowski Station, King George Island, South Shetland Islands

Polar Record ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (196) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Prosek ◽  
M. Janouch ◽  
K. Láska
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Sensible Heat Flux ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Radiation Balance ◽  
Sensible Heat ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Shetland Islands

AbstractThis article presents the results of measurements of the components of ground-surface energy balance (radiation balance, sensible heat flux, latent heat flux, and ground heat flux) taken during the 1994/95 summer season at Poland's Henryk Arctowski Station, King George Island, South Shetland Islands (62°09'42”S, 58°28'10”W). This was the first time that these complex measurements had been taken in the central part of the South Shetlands archipelago. The results are evaluated at the level of daily and seasonal fluctuations. The consequences of energy balance on the temperature conditions of the soil substrata are highlighted. The verification of the degree of influence of a subset of energy-balance components on soil temperature allowed analysis of the relationships among soil temperature, radiation balance, and sensible heat flux. This analysis leads to the conclusion that there is a rapid reaction of the soil temperature to the radiation balance and sensible heat flux to a depth of 5 cm. The boundary atmosphere and soil substrate represent the basic components of the ecotops of the Antarctic vegetation oasis, so these results are interpreted in pedological or botanical studies in the search for environmental influences on the vegetation.

A new Antarctic foraminiferal species for detecting climate change in sub-Recent glacier-proximal sediments

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Majewski ◽  
Andrzej Tatur
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Warming ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Tidewater Glaciers ◽  
Admiralty Bay ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Foraminiferal Species ◽  
Water Depths

AbstractCribroelphidium webbi sp. nov. is the only adequately described sub-Recent elphidiid foraminifer from Antarctica. In Admiralty Bay (King George Island, South Shetland Islands), it is found at several locations within inner fiord setting at water depths between 33 and 165 m, but most commonly shallower than 100 m. In outer basins this foraminifer is absent. In the cores analysed, C. webbi sp. nov. is present in well-constrained sub-Recent horizons that are clearly related to climate warming and deglaciation. These horizons represent a diachronous facies marker rather than a single stratigraphic layer. Cribroelphidium webbi sp. nov. shows clear association with retreating tidewater glaciers, therefore it is an important sensitive glacier-proximal indicator. It appears that it shares similar ecologic affinities with Cribroelphidium excavatum clavatum, which is widely distributed throughout the Arctic.

Periphyton diversity in two different Antarctic lakes assessed using metabarcoding

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Paulo E.A.S. Câmara ◽  
Láuren M.D. De Souza ◽  
Otávio Henrique Bezerra Pinto ◽  
Peter Convey ◽  
Eduardo T. Amorim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Shannon Index ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Deception Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Antarctic Lakes ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Antarctic lakes have generally simple periphyton communities when compared with those of lower latitudes. To date, assessment of microbial diversity in Antarctica has relied heavily on traditional direct observation and cultivation methods. In this study, sterilized cotton baits were left submerged for two years in two lakes on King George Island and Deception Island, South Shetland Islands (Maritime Antarctic), followed by assessment of diversity by metabarcoding using high-throughput sequencing. DNA sequences of 44 taxa belonging to four kingdoms and seven phyla were found. Thirty-six taxa were detected in Hennequin Lake on King George Island and 20 taxa were detected in Soto Lake on Deception Island. However, no significant difference in species composition was detected between the two assemblages (Shannon index). Our data suggest that metabarcoding provides a suitable method for the assessment of periphyton biodiversity in oligotrophic Antarctic lakes.

scholarly journals Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas sp. Strain LAP_36, A Rhizosphere Bacterium Isolated from King George Island, Antarctica

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Mederos da Silveira ◽  
Sheila da Silva ◽  
Andrew Macrae ◽  
Rommel T. J. Ramos ◽  
Fabrício A. Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Gc Content ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Deschampsia Antarctica ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterium

Pseudomonas sp. strain LAP_36 was isolated from rhizosphere soil from Deschampsia antarctica on King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Here, we report on its draft genome sequence, which consists of 8,794,771 bp with 60.0% GC content and 8,011 protein-coding genes.

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