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Formal recognition of extinct Antarctic polar forests as a distinct biome 正式承认已灭绝的南极极地森林是一个独特的生物群系
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000190
M. Macphail, R. Carpenter, R. Hill
Abstract We conclude that the extinct polar forests of Antarctica deserve recognition as a distinct biome - the ‘Austral Polar Forest Biome’ - rather than being regarded as analogous to modern rainforest.
我们得出的结论是,南极洲灭绝的极地森林应该被承认为一个独特的生物群系——“南极极地森林生物群系”——而不是被认为与现代雨林类似。
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Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition 灵活的船只巡航作为南大洋生物多样性研究的补充平台:比利时121远征的概念和初步结果
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-14 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000165
B. Danis, B. Wallis, Charlène Guillaumot, C. Moreau, F. Pasotti, F. Heindler, H. Robert, H. Christiansen, Q. Jossart, T. Saucède
Abstract The western Antarctic Peninsula is facing rapid environmental changes and many recent publications stress the need to gain new knowledge regarding ecosystems responses to these changes. In the framework of the Belgica 121 expedition, we tested the use of a nimble vessel with a moderate environmental footprint as an approach to tackle the urgent needs of the Southern Ocean research community in terms of knowledge regarding the levels of marine biodiversity in shallow areas and the potential impacts of retreating glaciers on this biodiversity in combination with increasing tourism pressure. We discuss the strengths and drawbacks of using a 75’ (23 m) sailboat in this research framework, as well as its sampling and environmental efficiency. We propose that the scientific community considers this approach to 1) fill specific knowledge gaps and 2) improve the general coherence of the research objectives of the Antarctic scientific community in terms of biodiversity conservation and the image that such conservation conveys to the general public.
摘要南极半岛西部正面临着快速的环境变化,许多最近的出版物强调需要获得关于生态系统对这些变化的反应的新知识。在Belgica 121探险队的框架内,我们测试了使用一艘环境足迹适中的灵活船只,以此来满足南大洋研究界对浅水区海洋生物多样性水平的迫切需求,以及冰川退缩对这种生物多样性的潜在影响,再加上旅游业压力的增加。我们讨论了在这个研究框架中使用75英尺(23米)帆船的优点和缺点,以及它的采样和环境效率。我们建议科学界考虑这种方法,以1)填补特定的知识空白,2)提高南极科学界在生物多样性保护方面的研究目标的总体一致性,以及这种保护向公众传达的形象。
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Unravelling the suitability of Branchinecta gaini as a potential biomonitor of contaminants of emerging concern in the Antarctic Peninsula region 揭示Branchinecta gaini作为南极半岛地区新出现的污染物的潜在生物监测器的适用性
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-07 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000086
M. González-Aravena, Graciela Iturra, A. Font, C. A. Cárdenas, R. Rondón, E. Bergami, I. Corsi
Abstract The occurrence and impact of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) have been investigated in Antarctica much less than in other parts of the world. Although legacy anthropogenic pollutants can reach Antarctica via long-range transport, CECs mainly originate from local sources. Here, we investigated the ability of a freshwater crustacean, the Antarctic fairy shrimp Branchinecta gaini, to cope with nanoscale titanium dioxide (n-TiO2), a widely used pigment in consumer products (e.g. paintings), including those for personal care (e.g. sunscreens). An in vivo acute short-term exposure study (9 h, n-TiO2 concentration range 50–200 μg ml-1) was performed and the expression levels of several genes involved in stress response were evaluated. No effect on the expression of heat-shock protein chaperone genes was found, with the exception of Hsp70a, which was significantly upregulated at 200 μg ml-1 n-TiO2. Similarly, cytochrome P450 was upregulated at 100 and 200 μg ml-1 n-TiO2, while the expression levels of cathepsin L and of antioxidant genes such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase were significantly reduced with increasing concentrations of n-TiO2. This study shows for the first time the responsiveness and sensitivity of an Antarctic freshwater crustacean to n-TiO2 exposure and supports its suitability as a biomonitor of CECs in Antarctica.
摘要:与世界其他地区相比,南极对新出现的关注污染物(CECs)的发生和影响的调查要少得多。尽管遗留的人为污染物可以通过远程运输到达南极洲,但CEC主要来源于当地。在这里,我们研究了一种淡水甲壳类动物,南极仙女虾Branchinecta gaini,应对纳米级二氧化钛(n-TiO2)的能力,纳米级二氧化钛是消费品(如绘画)中广泛使用的颜料,包括个人护理品(如防晒霜)。进行了一项体内急性短期暴露研究(9小时,n-TiO2浓度范围为50–200μg ml-1),并评估了参与应激反应的几个基因的表达水平。未发现对热休克蛋白伴侣基因表达的影响,但Hsp70a除外,其在200μg ml-1 n-TiO2时显著上调。类似地,细胞色素P450在100和200μg ml-1 n-TiO2时上调,而组织蛋白酶L和抗氧化基因(如超氧化物歧化酶和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶)的表达水平随着n-TiO2浓度的增加而显著降低。这项研究首次显示了南极淡水甲壳类动物对n-TiO2暴露的反应性和敏感性,并支持其作为南极CEC生物监测器的适用性。
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Marine macroalgae of the Balleny Islands and Ross Sea 巴勒尼群岛和罗斯海的大型海藻
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-07 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000220
W. Nelson, K. Neill, R. D’archino, J. Sutherland
Abstract The macroalgae of the Balleny Islands (66°15′S–67°35′S and 162°30′E–165°00′E) have been infrequently collected and the flora remains poorly known. This chain of islands is located on the edge of the Antarctic Circle in the northern Ross Sea, ~250 km north of the coast of northern Victoria Land, and it represents the most northerly land in the Ross Sea region. As well as being very remote, access to these islands is difficult given the highly variable prevailing ice conditions. We summarize the macroalgal floras of the Balleny Islands and the Ross Sea, including reporting new records, extending the known distribution of other taxa and highlighting the need for further taxonomic research on some of the most common and widespread species. Many of the taxa reported have been collected on few occasions and, as a consequence, there is insufficient material available, including reproductively mature samples, for some species to be fully documented. While these collections are providing intriguing insights into the relationships between the macroalgae found around the Antarctic continent, the full biodiversity of the Balleny Islands remains to be investigated, and further collections are required to enable detailed comparisons with other parts of the Antarctic region.
摘要Balleny群岛(66°15′S–67°35′S和162°30′E–165°00′E)的大型藻类很少被采集,其植物区系也鲜为人知。这一连串的岛屿位于罗斯海北部的南极圈边缘,维多利亚地北部海岸以北约250公里,是罗斯海地区最北端的陆地。除了非常偏远之外,由于盛行的冰况变化很大,进入这些岛屿也很困难。我们总结了巴列尼群岛和罗斯海的大型藻类区系,包括报告新记录,扩展了其他分类群的已知分布,并强调需要对一些最常见和最广泛的物种进行进一步的分类学研究。报告的许多分类群是在少数情况下收集的,因此,没有足够的材料,包括繁殖成熟的样本,使一些物种能够得到充分的记录。虽然这些藏品为了解南极大陆周围发现的大型藻类之间的关系提供了有趣的见解,但巴列尼群岛的完整生物多样性仍有待调查,需要进一步的藏品才能与南极地区的其他地区进行详细比较。
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ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Front matter ANS第34卷第3期封面和封面
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0954102022000232
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Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles 应对不安全和地缘政治:两极的科学外交
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/S095410202200027X
Romain Chuffart, Andreas Raspotnik, Luiza Brodt, P. Convey
Global environmental crises are destabilizing the cryosphere and, as a result, the capacity of the planet's glaciated regions to absorb or even persist in the face of the current velocity of physical changes (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2019, Chown et al. 2022). According to the latest data, warming in the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic) is occurring at three to four times global average rates. These regions should not be narrated through the prism of climate change alone, as the complex regional changes engendered by the environmental and climate crises also have profound effects on the rest of the world. At both poles, climate and environmental changes provide key warnings of potential global tipping points and underpin global environmental security concerns. The polar regions are vastly different in their geographies, populations and governance structures. However, in spite of these differences and ongoing crises, scientific cooperation has – at least until now – been a major contributor to regional governance at both poles. In the south, on top of international legal norms such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), since 1961 the Antarctic continent and surrounding Southern Ocean south of 60° of latitude has been governed by a major international treaty – the Antarctic Treaty – and its component instruments and their measures, referred to as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). Apart from year-round but transient scientific operations, the Antarctic has never had a permanent human population. Under the Antarctic Treaty, national territorial claims in the region are held in abeyance. Seven states as well as the Russian Federation (as the successor state to the USSR) and the USA have made or 'reserved their right' to make territorial claims to parts of or the entire continent. However, Article 4 of the Antarctic Treaty places these claims on hold – meaning no state can make new or expand their own sovereign claims. The ATS also prohibits military activities, the use of nuclear technologies and the disposal of radioactive waste, and it provides the frameworks for marine ecosystem and fisheries management and for environmental protection in Antarctica. Above all, the ATS provides the infrastructural mechanisms that enable state cooperation to achieve consensus governance of the Antarctic continent and surrounding Southern Ocean collectively and peacefully through science. Due to its contrasting geography, Arctic governance differs from that of its southern counterpart. As landmasses surrounding the Arctic Ocean, the eight Arctic states (the A8; Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, the Russian Federation and the USA) exercise their sovereignty over the land, with five of them having Arctic coastlines and sovereign rights over parts of the Arctic Ocean. Beyond general international law, the UNCLOS provides the regulatory framework to
然而,值得注意的是,由于当前的冲突及其导致的大规模全球地缘政治影响,北极理事会目前将所有计划举行的会议推迟了一段未确定的时间,尽管俄罗斯目前担任理事会主席。虽然北极科学合作和外交一直处于搁置状态,但“北极7号”——除俄罗斯之外的所有北极国家doi:10.1017/S095410202200027X
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ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter ANS第34卷第3期封面和封底
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0954102022000244
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Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments 微生境,宏观差异:维多利亚地陆地和淡水环境温度记录调查
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000050
Claudio Cucini, F. Nardi, Letizia Magnoni, L. Rebecchi, R. Guidetti, P. Convey, A. Carapelli
Abstract The temperature experienced by micro-invertebrates in extreme environments (such as those of Antarctica) is a pivotal parameter regarding these animals' ecology and physiology. However, at present, detailed knowledge of microhabitat physical conditions in Antarctica is limited, as well as being biased towards sub-Antarctic and Maritime Antarctic regions. To better understand the temperature conditions experienced in the microhabitats of Continental Antarctica by the native microfauna, we recorded temperatures year round in ponds and soils in an area of the Victoria Land coast and compared these measurements with air temperature data from the closest automatic weather station. We identified an important difference in temperature dynamics between the air, soil and pond datasets. Ponds were the warmest sites overall, differing by up to 7.5°C in comparison with the air temperature due to their greater thermal capacity, which also drove their patterns of freeze-thaw cycles and mean daily thermal excursion.
微型无脊椎动物在极端环境(如南极洲)中所经历的温度是研究这些动物生态和生理的关键参数。然而,目前,对南极微生境物理条件的详细认识有限,并且偏向于亚南极和海洋南极地区。为了更好地了解原生微动物在南极洲大陆微栖息地所经历的温度条件,我们在维多利亚陆地海岸的一个地区记录了池塘和土壤的全年温度,并将这些测量结果与最近的自动气象站的气温数据进行了比较。我们确定了空气、土壤和池塘数据集之间温度动态的重要差异。池塘是最温暖的地点,与空气温度相比,由于它们更大的热容量,差异高达7.5°C,这也驱动了它们的冻融循环模式和平均每日热偏移。
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Isolation and characterization of a novel laccase from an Antarctic thermophilic Geobacillus 从南极嗜热地杆菌中分离和鉴定一种新型漆酶
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-05-30 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000074
J. Atalah, J. Blamey
Abstract Laccases are enzymes from the multi-copper oxidase family that have gathered a lot of attention due to their wide range of substrates, their interspecies variability and their still elusive mechanism of action. The presence of four copper atoms in their active site makes them an interesting model for the study of the relationship between the structure and function of proteins. It is possible to find them in fungi, plants and prokaryotes. Bacterial laccases display many advantages over fungal laccases in terms of their application. They have, in general, a greater thermal stability and a different pH profile, which contributes to widening their field of possible application. In the present work, a novel laccase from an Antarctic microorganism, Geobacillus sp. ID17, is purified and characterized. This is the first Antarctic bacterial laccase to be functionally described. It was found to be active at neutral pH and to have greater activity at 55°C. Its catalytic constants are in the order of other bacterial laccases. Screening for different potential substrates was also performed, showing that this novel laccase is more selective than commercial laccases. This enzyme could find potential application in the generation of gallic acid polymers or in organic synthesis in contexts where meticulous substrate discrimination is needed.
漆酶是多铜氧化酶家族中的一种酶,由于其广泛的底物范围、物种间的变异性以及其尚未明确的作用机制而受到广泛关注。四个铜原子在活性位点的存在使它们成为研究蛋白质结构和功能之间关系的有趣模型。有可能在真菌、植物和原核生物中发现它们。细菌漆酶在应用方面比真菌漆酶有许多优点。一般来说,它们具有更高的热稳定性和不同的pH值,这有助于扩大其可能的应用领域。本文对一种来自南极微生物Geobacillus sp. ID17的新型漆酶进行了纯化和表征。这是首次对南极细菌漆酶进行功能描述。结果表明,该酶在中性pH下具有活性,在55℃时活性更大。它的催化常数与其他细菌漆酶相当。对不同的潜在底物进行了筛选,表明这种新型漆酶比商业漆酶具有更高的选择性。该酶可能在没食子酸聚合物的生成或需要细致底物识别的有机合成中找到潜在的应用。
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Resolving uncertainty in historical observations of the Adélie penguin breeding distribution in southern Prydz Bay, East Antarctica 解决了在东南极洲Prydz湾南部的ad<s:1>企鹅繁殖分布的历史观测中的不确定性
IF 1.6 4区 地球科学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2022-05-12 DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000062
C. Southwell, L. Emmerson
Abstract The sophisticated spatial reference tools that exist today greatly facilitate studies of spatial ecology. Historically, however, the lack of such tools meant that spatial data were often imprecise, ambiguous or sometimes inaccurate. This can hinder or confound assessments of whether species distributions have changed in the past over decadal timescales. This is the case for Adélie penguins breeding at the southern limit of their breeding range in East Antarctica. In this short note, we resolve uncertainties in the locations of Adélie penguin breeding sites observed in the first population survey in Prydz Bay in 1981 by examining the original working notes of that work in combination with data from a recent survey in 2009 and a recently published spatial reference and identification system for coastal East Antarctica. By clarifying the historical locations, we conclude that the Adélie penguin breeding distribution has remained unchanged in this region over the past three decades, and we provide a robust baseline for assessing change in the future.
当今存在的复杂的空间参考工具极大地促进了空间生态学的研究。然而,从历史上看,缺乏这类工具意味着空间数据往往不精确、模棱两可或有时不准确。这可能会阻碍或混淆物种分布在过去十年时间尺度上是否发生了变化的评估。这就是在东南极洲繁殖范围的南部极限繁殖的阿萨姆企鹅的情况。在这篇简短的笔记中,我们通过研究1981年在Prydz湾进行的第一次种群调查的原始工作笔记,结合2009年最近一次调查的数据和最近发表的东南极洲沿海空间参考和识别系统,解决了在Prydz湾进行的第一次种群调查中观察到的阿德萨伊企鹅繁殖地位置的不确定性。通过澄清历史位置,我们得出结论,在过去的30年里,该地区的adsamlie企鹅繁殖分布保持不变,我们为评估未来的变化提供了一个可靠的基线。
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