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1 January, 1982 by Michael Pinnock
We report here the first observations of the dynamics of both the mid-latitude and high-latitude troughs made by the Advanced Ionospheric Sounder (AIS) at Halley Station, Antarctica (76° S, 27°…1 January, 1982
Seasonal fluctuations in population numbers and activity were monitored in bottom sediments of oligotrophic Moss Lake, mesotrophic Heywood Lake and eutrophic Amos Lake on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, during…Read more on Seasonal microbial activity in Antarctic freshwater lake sediments
1 January, 1982
A series of acoustic transects and quantitative net hauls was made in a large patch of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) just north of South Georgia. The krill went through a…1 January, 1982
Sedimentary rocks of late Mesozoic age exposed at Camp Hill, northern Antarctic Peninsula, are associated with calc‐alkaline volcanic rocks. They represent deposition on a fault‐controlled floodplain, with marginal alluvial fans,…Read more on Lacustrine deltas in a Mesozoic alluvial sequence from Camp Hill, Antarctica
1 January, 1982
Two distinct phases of island-are evolution are recognized in late Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of the northern Antarctic Peninsula. During late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian) times, alternating radiolaria-rich mudstones and ash-fall tuffs were…1 January, 1982
Moss peat banks, which can be up to 3 m deep, greater than 2500 m2 in area, and up to 5000 yr old, occur in the Antarctic. Radiocarbon dates show…Read more on The formation of vertical edges on Antarctic moss peat banks
1 January, 1982
Eighteen taxa of terrestrial predacious fungi (nematode-trapping species and endozoic parasites of nematodes) are reported from the maritime Antarctic (15 taxa from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, and ten taxa…Read more on Nematophagous fungi from the maritime Antarctic
1 January, 1982
The heat and ice balances of a temperate sub-Antarctic cirque glacier were measured through the 1973–74 melt season at an altitude midway between the climatic firn limit and the snout.…1 January, 1982
1. The oxygen consumption of four species of inshore gastropods from Signy Island, Antarctica was measured at −1.7 and +0.5°C in seawater. The limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel) showed a decrease…1 January, 1982
Terrestrial myriametric radiation (non-thermal continuum) observed by the GEOS 1 spacecraft is used to determine the radial profile of plasma density at the equatorial plasmapause. The method utilises the properties…Read more on Terrestrial myriametric radiation from the earth’s plasmapause
1 January, 1982
Bryum cf. algens Card, was collected by SCUBA divers from 9-31 m in the benthos of perennially ice-covered Lake Vanda (77°32′S, 161°35′E), Wright Valley, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. It occurred…Read more on Bryum Hedw. Collected from Lake Vanda, Antarctica
1 January, 1982
During 4- to 8-day periods at sea, half of 2595 dives of three king penguins were more than 50 meters and two dives exceeded 240 meters. The at-sea metabolic rate,…Read more on Diving depths and energy requirements of king penguins
1 January, 1982
(1) Disease is often viewed as a density-dependent factor expected to limit population numbers, but field evidence from mammals is generally lacking. (2) Mandibular swellings in reindeer on South Georgia…1 January, 1982
The patterns of growth and seasonal changes in body weight and fat reserves of three herds of introduced reindeer on the sub‐Antarctic island of South Georgia were investigated. Two of…1 January, 1982
A theory proposed for the generation of terrestrial myriametric radiation (nonthermal continuum) invokes the linear conversion of electrostatic upper‐hybrid emissions to escaping left‐hand polarized ordinary (L‐O) waves by virtue of…1 January, 1982
Summer profiles of sea-water temperature, salinity and flow were obtained on George VI Ice Shelf near its northern ice front. At each depth, temperature salinity and density show little variation…Read more on Oceanographic observations from George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula
1 January, 1982
Several species of serolid isopod from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands and also from South Georgia were studied, and aspects of their reproductive behaviour and associated morphology are discussed. InSerolis…Read more on The reproductive biology of some serolid isopods from the Antarctic
1 January, 1982
The aggressive and maternal behaviours of 44 individually marked female southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, were studied at South Georgia. Evidence of dominance and subordination could be determined in only…Read more on Aggressive and maternal activities of female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)
1 January, 1982
The pattern of growth, timing and magnitude of seasonal changes in body weight and condition were compared between male and female reindeer. The data were derived from 300 animals shot…1 January, 1982 by Andrew Clarke
Incorporation of 14C‐leucine and 3H‐alanine into TCA‐precipitable protein, TCA‐soluble protein, and antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGP) was measured in isolated hepatocytes from Pagothenia borchgrevinki Boulenger following acclimation to −1.5°C and + 4°C.…1 January, 1982
Thirty-five new Rb-Sr whole-rock and mineral isochrons are reported for igneous rocks from Graham Land. Magmatism was essentially continuous but peaks of activity occurred in early Jurassic, early Cretaceous, late…1 January, 1982
As part of the Glaciology of the Antarctic Peninsula (GAP) programme, the snow cover at 25 stations was sampled to 10 m depth for oxygen–isotope and total β-radioactivity analysis. The…1 January, 1982 by Eric Wolff
A snow-pit and hand-drilled core have been sampled at Spaatz Island in the Antarctic Peninsula to obtain evidence on the importance of short-term fluctuations of heavy metal (Cd, Cu, Pb,…1 January, 1982
Systematic observations were made on reindeer feeding behaviour during 1973–74, and seven phanerogams and three bryophytes were selected for sampling during the following year. Material of the principal plant species…Read more on Seasonal trends in chemical composition of reindeer forage plants on South Georgia
1 January, 1982
A georesistivity survey was made on part of George VI Ice Shelf (71°55'S, 67°20'W). The principal objectives were to determine the electrical structure of the 1ce shelf, in particular how…Read more on Electrical resistivity of George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula
1 January, 1982 by Michael Pinnock
A new method for monitoring the position and movement of large ionospheric structures is described. The technique uses data from an ionosonde nominally operating at vertical incidence, but relies on…Read more on Movements of the mid-latitude ionospheric trough
1 January, 1982
Population structure and growth of Philine gibba Strebel have been examined using weight- and length-frequency analyses. The population consisted of five year classes but the 4th and 5th year classes…Read more on Population dynamics of the antarctic opisthobranch Philine gibba Strebel
1 January, 1982
Duct coupling, in which part of the energy of a downcoming whistler-mode wave becomes trapped in a different duct after upward reflection in the ionosphere, manifests itself in the phenomenon…1 January, 1982
75 taxa of Protozoa (18 flagellates, 9 naked rhizopods, 20 testate rhizopods and 28 ciliates) were found in 14 samples of mineral materials, peats, soils and guano collected from the…Read more on The terrestrial Protozoan fauna of South Georgia
1 January, 1982
The grounding-line region of Rutford Ice Stream was surveyed from the ground during 1978–79 and 1979–80, and from the air in 1980–81. Maps of surface elevation and ice thickness of…1 January, 1982
Part of an ophiolite sequence and pre-Jurassic continental basement rocks are remnants of the composite floor of the Cretaceous back-arc basin system on South Georgia. The partially preserved ophiolite consists…Read more on The composite floor of the Cretaceous back-arc basin of South Georgia
1 January, 1982
The directions of propagation, in the earth-ionosphere waveguide, of multi-component two-hop whistlers recorded on 10 July 1972 by four VLF goniometer receivers in eastern Canada have been determined. Using the…Read more on Multi-station VLF direction-finding measurements in eastern Canada
1 January, 1982 by William Block
The cold hardiness of two Antarctic species of Collembola, Cryptopygus antarcticus Willem and Parisotoma octooculata (Willem), was studied in field fresh, starved and low temperature acclimated specimens at Signy Island,…Read more on Cold hardiness of Collembola at Signy Island, maritime Antarctic
1 January, 1982
The Cumberland Bay Formation on South Georgia (South Atlantic) is an Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous andesitic turbidite sequence >8 km thick, derived from a contemporary volcanic are and deposited in part…1 January, 1982
New K-Ar and Rb-Sr data are presented for the age of part of the supposed late Palaeozoic/early Mesozoic metamorphic complex in West Antarctica (here renamed the ‘Scotia metamorphic complex’). These…1 January, 1982
The diet of the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata breeding at South Georgia is described on the basis of quantitative analysis of thirtyseven food samples from chicks and nine from…Read more on The food and feeding ecology of the light-mantled sooty albatross at South Georgia
1 January, 1982
Ammonite-bearing Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary successions are well developed in the Antarctic Peninsula and the Magallanes Basin of Patagonia. Faunas of middle Jurassic-late Cretaceous age are present in Antarctica but…Read more on A comparison of the ammonite faunas of the Antarctic Peninsula and Magallanes Basin
1 January, 1982
Cheus annae, new genus, new species, is described and figured. Comparisons with the Phoxocephalidae, Urothoidae, Platyischnopidae, Haustoriidae, and Pontoporeiidae show many characters in common, particularly with the first three families.…1 January, 1982
Equipment suitable for measuring temperature, solar radiation, humidity, and wind speed is reviewed together with problems encountered during field use in cold climates. The importance of matching the type of…1 January, 1982
South Georgia, at present governed as a Dependency of the Falkland Islands, has an interesting history of human activity extending back nearly two centuries. The sealers who visited the island…1 January, 1982
Marine planktonic primary production was studied in Borge Bay, Signy Island, the Antarctic, during the period January 1972–February 1974. Productivity was measured in situ by the radiocarbon uptake method. In…Read more on Primary production of phytoplankton off Signy Island, South Orkneys, the Antarctic
1 January, 1982
Seasonal variations in temperature and moisture in moss peat were monitored in the field at Signy Island, Antarctica. When simulated in intact peat cores in vitro after frozen storage, these…Read more on Simulation of seasonal changes in microbial activity of maritime antarctic peat
1 January, 1981
Populations of Serolis polita Pfeffer and S. cornuta Studer were studied over a continuous period of 2 yr at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Moult classes were recognized by a…1 January, 1981 by William Block
(1) Two superficially similar chalk grasslands in the Breckland of East Anglia provided very different habitats for the abundant terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille). At Lakenheath Warren the site was…Read more on Population ecology of a terrestrial isopod in two breckland grass heaths
1 January, 1981
Peripheral blood and haemopoietic tissues of spleen and kidney of the icefish, Chaenocephalus aceratus were examined using LM and EM techniques. The peripheral blood contained cellular elements from all the…1 January, 1981
The Malvernian igneous complex of the Malvern Hills consists mainlyof plutonic rocks and their locally deformed equivalents. The igneous rocks are calc-alkaline and range from ultra mafic diorite to granite…Read more on Rb-Sr whole-rock isochron evidence for the age of the Malvern Hills complex
1 January, 1981
Bottom melting rates have been calculated for a large number of sites on George VI Ice Shelf from measurements of its kinematic behaviour. No simple explanation for the melt-rate pattern…Read more on Bottom melting under George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica
1 January, 1981 by William Block
The main features of the cold hardiness strategies adopted by Antarctic terrestrial arthropods (principally Acari and Collembola) are reviewed. These include lethal low temperatures, chill-coma temperature, supercooling ability, cryoprotectants and…1 January, 1981 by William Block
Cold environments impose several ecological and physiological constraints upon arthropods, including reduction of metabolic rate, locomotory activity, and feeding. These result in slow growth rates and extended life cycles. Additionally,…1 January, 1981
Krill fishing in the Southern Ocean has raised in acute form the question of wildlife conservation in Antarctica: what will be the effect on the ecosystem? how much krill can…1 January, 1981
Variations in the rate of moulting and of faecal pellet production by Cryptopygus antarcticus (Willem), collected from Signy Island in the maritime Antarctic, were measured over temperatures of 0° to…Read more on Feeding and growth in the Antarctic collembolan Cryptopygus antarcticus
1 January, 1981
1. The biomasses of free-living soil nematodes from a moss turf and a moss carpet, two contrasting bryophyte ecosystems in the maritime Antarctic, are analysed and compared with other tundra…