Ecophysiology of Antarctic vascular plants

M Alberdi, LA Bravo, A Gutiérrez… - Physiologia …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the ice and snow‐free land in the Antarctic summer is found along the Antarctic
Peninsula and adjacent islands and coastal areas of the continent. This is the area where …

Permafrost distribution in the southern circumpolar region and its relation to the environment: a review and recommendations for further research

JG Bockheim - Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Because of basal melting beneath the massive Antarctic ice sheet, permafrost probably
comprises less than 25% of the Southern Circumpolar Region (c.≥ 50° S latitude) …

Actinobacteria from Antarctica as a source for anticancer discovery

LJ Silva, EJ Crevelin, DT Souza, GV Lacerda-Júnior… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Although many advances have been achieved to treat aggressive tumours, cancer remains
a leading cause of death and a public health problem worldwide. Among the main …

Cold resistance in Antarctic angiosperms

LA Bravo, N Ulloa, GE Zuñiga, A Casanova… - Physiologia …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Deschampsia antarctica Desv.(Poaceae) and Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth)
Bartl.(Cariophyllaceae) are the only two vascular plants that have colonized the Maritime …

Métodos de ecología vegetal

L Steubing, R Godoy, M Alberdi - 2002 - sidalc.net
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Vascular plant changes in extreme environments: effects of multiple drivers

N Cannone, M Guglielmin, P Convey, MR Worland… - Climatic change, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula is one of three regions of the planet that have experienced
the highest rates of climate warming over recent decades. Based on a comprehensive large …

Abiotic stressors and stress responses: What commonalities appear between species across biological organization levels?

C Sulmon, J Van Baaren, F Cabello-Hurtado… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Organisms are regularly subjected to abiotic stressors related to increasing anthropogenic
activities, including chemicals and climatic changes that induce major stresses. Based on …

Ecophysiology of Antarctic vascular plants: an update on the extreme environment resistance mechanisms and their importance in facing climate change

CF Ramírez, LA Cavieres, C Sanhueza, V Vallejos… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Antarctic flowering plants have become enigmatic because of their unique capability to
colonize Antarctica. It has been shown that there is not a single trait that makes Colobanthus …

Anatomical Features and Ultrastructure of Deschampsia antarctica (Poaceae) Leaves from Different Growing Habitats

I GIEŁWANOWSKA, E Szczuka, J Bednara… - Annals of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims The leaf anatomy and ultrastructure of Deschampsia antarctica
(Poaceae) plants growing in three different habitats (a dry site in the Antarctic tundra, a wet …

Biodegradation of phenol by cold-adapted bacteria from Antarctic soils

GLY Lee, SA Ahmad, NA Yasid, A Zulkharnain… - Polar Biology, 2018 - Springer
Phenol is an important pollutant widely discharged as a component of hydrocarbon fuels,
but its degradation in cold regions is a great challenge due to the harsh environmental …