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(Table 1) Sea ice and snow characteristics and heat fluxes observed during R/...
The properties of snow on East Antarctic sea ice off Wilkes Land were examined during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX) in late winter of 2007, focusing on... -
(Table 1) Breeding parameters for 60 male Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae...
Corticosterone, the main stress hormone in birds, mediates resource allocation, allowing animals to adjust their physiology and behaviour to changes in the environment.... -
(Table 1) Movement parameters of nine adult female snowy owls (Bubo scandiacu...
Top predators of the arctic tundra are facing a long period of very low prey availability during winter and subsidies from other ecosystems such as the marine environment may... -
(Table 2) Carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios in blood sampled from arctic fo...
Inter-individual variation in diet within generalist animal populations is thought to be a widespread phenomenon but its potential causes are poorly known. Inter-individual... -
(Supplement 3) Radar sounding observations including bedrock and surface elev...
The first Cenozoic ice sheets initiated in Antarctica from the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains and other highlands as a result of rapid global cooling ~34 million years ago. In... -
(Table 1) Age, sex, length, girth and blubber thickness and content of ringed...
This study of vertical fatty acid profiles, based on analysis of 58 fatty acids sampled at 3-mm intervals throughout the blubber column of a model marine mammal, the ringed seal... -
(Table 2) Survivorship of transplanted seedlings of Picea glauca inside and o...
The northern boundary of boreal forest and the ranges of tree species are expected to shift northward in response to climate warming, which will result in a decrease in the... -
(Supplement Table 1) Individual measurements of prosome length, dry weight an...
We present an accurate, fast, simple and non-destructive photographic method to estimate wax ester and lipid content in single individuals of the calanoid copepod genus Calanus... -
(Table 1) Concentration of persistent organic pollutants in blood plasma of g...
Unpredictable changes in the environment stimulate the avian hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis to produce corticosterone, which induces behavioural and metabolic changes that... -
(Table 2) Foehn characteristics of station in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarc...
Foehn winds resulting from topographic modification of airflow in the lee of mountain barriers are frequently experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) of Antarctica. Strong... -
(Table 1) Characteristics of breeding male Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adelia...
Breeding individuals enter an emergency life-history stage when their body reserves reach a minimum threshold. Consequently, they redirect current activity toward survival,... -
(Table 3) Liver weight, blood liver parameters, and blood plasma PCB concentr...
We assessed the relationship between exposure to organohalogen polluted minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber and liver morphology and function in a generational... -
(Table 1) Carbon pools in different vegetation components in grazed and ungra...
The carbon (C) sink strength of arctic tundra is under pressure from increasing populations of arctic breeding geese. In this study we examined how CO2 and CH4 fluxes, plant... -
(Table 1) Water chemistry of groundwater and snow samples from three sites in...
Snow samples collected from hand-dug pits at two sites in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada were analysed for major and trace elements using the clean lab methods established for... -
(Table 1) Active-layer thickness as measured by the Biocomplexity Experiment ...
A continuous time series of annual soil thaw records, extending from 1994 to 2009, is available for comparison with the records of thaw obtained from the Biocomplexity... -
(Table 1) Concentration of iron, DIP and silicic acid in water samples taken ...
The Ross Sea polynya is among the most productive regions in the Southern Ocean and may constitute a significant oceanic CO2 sink. Based on results from several field studies,... -
(Table 1) 100 m integrated temperature, chlorophyll a content and protist bio...
We present a study on the protozooplankton >5 µm and copepods larger than 50 µm at a series of contrasting stations across the Southern Indian Ocean (SIO). Numerically, over... -
(Table 2) Concentrations of polychlorinated naphthalene congeners in blubber ...
A selection of PCN congeners was analyzed in pooled blubber samples of pilot whale (Globicephala melas), ringed seal (Phoca hispida), minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata),... -
(Table 3) Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ether and congeners in bl...
A selection of PBDE congeners was analyzed in pooled blubber samples of pilot whale (Globicephala melas), ringed seal (Phoca hispida), minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata),... -
(Table 1) Micro-inclusion counts and ion concentrations in the five GRIP ice-...
We provide the first direct evidence that a number of water-soluble compounds, in particular calcium sulfate (CaSO4 2H2O) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3), are present as solid,...