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Antarctic Ecosystems

Antarctic Ecosystems is a singular ecological system characterized by its extreme polar environment, encompassing the biotic and abiotic components interacting within the cryospheric, marine, and terrestrial regions of the Antarctic continent and its surrounding Southern Ocean, distinguished by its unique adaptations to cold, isolation, and seasonal extremes.

2.8K

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154.2K

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Authors

1.6K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

606

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Publications

2.8K

On the depletion of Antarctic ozone

Susan Solomon, Rolando R. García, F. S. Rowland et al. · Nature · 1986 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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West Antarctic ice sheet and CO2 greenhouse effect: a threat of disaster

John Mercer · Nature · 1978 · 1.1K citations

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Ozone Depletion: Ultraviolet Radiation and Phytoplankton Biology in Antarctic Waters

R. C. Smith, Barbara B. Prézelin, Karen S. Baker et al. · Science · 1992 · 957 citations

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Rapid climate change in the ocean west of the Antarctic Peninsula during the second half of the 20th century

Michael P. Meredith, John King · Geophysical Research Letters · 2005 · 953 citations · Full text

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Open‐top designs for manipulating field temperature in high‐latitude ecosystems

G. M. Marion, Greg H. R. Henry, Diana W. Freckman et al. · Global Change Biology · 1997 · 748 citations

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Authors

6.4K

  1. PC
    Peter Convey

    British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom

    116 publications · 8.1K citations

    50

    h-index

  2. KA
    Kevin A. Hughes

    British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom

    40 publications · 3.4K citations

    31

    h-index

  3. DH
    Diana H. Wall

    Colorado State University, United States

    39 publications · 3.9K citations

    30

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  4. SL
    Steven L. Chown

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    41 publications · 3.7K citations

    29

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  5. RA
    Ross A. Virginia

    Dartmouth College, United States

    31 publications · 3.9K citations

    28

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. British Antarctic Survey

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    95 h-index

    965 publications

    79.7K citations

  2. Natural Environment Research Council

    Swindon, United Kingdom

    75 h-index

    456 publications

    40.6K citations

  3. Australian Antarctic Division

    Hobart, Australia

    63 h-index

    508 publications

    35.2K citations

  4. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    59 h-index

    332 publications

    26.4K citations

  5. University of Tasmania

    Hobart, Australia

    53 h-index

    331 publications

    21.7K citations

  6. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    43 h-index

    134 publications

    12K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    41 h-index

    238 publications

    13.3K citations

  8. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    39 h-index

    99 publications

    6.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Polar Biology

    334 publications · 14.3K citations

    62

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  2. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 171 publications · 11.1K citations

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  3. 43

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  4. Antarctic Science

    115 publications · 5.9K citations

    42

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  5. Marine Biology

    46 publications · 3K citations

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