Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth's land area but they are retreating rapidly and many
will disappear within decades. Glacier retreat is a worldwide phenomenon increasing the …

A thorough census of Admiralty Bay benthic biodiversity was completed through the
synthesis of data, acquired from more than 30 years of observations. Most of the available …

Considering that phytoplankton assemblages are good bioindicators of environmental
conditions, the sensitivity of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) to climate change, and …

Abstract Activities at the Brazilian Antarctic Station (EACF) may cause damage to
surrounding environment. Meiofauna was used to evaluate this impact. One area possibly …

The Antarctic Peninsula experiences a fast retreat of glaciers, which results in an increased
release of particles and sedimentation and, thus, a decrease in the available photosynthetic …

The Antarctic environment has special characteristics that influence the local marine life. The
benthic organisms, adapted to these extreme conditions of life, are subject nowadays to …

Primary production in coastal Antarctica is primarily contributed from three sources: sea ice
algae, phytoplankton, and microphytobenthos. Compared to other eastern Antarctic sites …

Antarctic meiofauna is still strongly understudied, and so is its trophic position in the food
web. Primary producers, such as phytoplankton, and bacteria may represent important food …

Foraminifera are single-cell eukaryotes common in all marine environments and generally
characterized by shells, more specifically termed “tests”, which can either be organic …

The aim of the present study is determine living (Rose Bengal stained) foraminifera fauna in
the Flamengo Inlet, a subtropical inlet placed in Ubatuba a city from São Paulo State in …