The Southern Ocean represents one of the most extreme marine environments on Earth,
characterized by low temperature throughout the water column and extensive seasonal ice …

In recent years, the Antarctic territory has seen a rise in the number of tourists and scientists.
This has led to an increase in the anthropogenic footprint in Antarctic ecosystems, namely in …

This study assessed whether trace elements present at Deception Island, an active
submarine volcano in the Antarctic Peninsula, show enhanced biological availability to the …

Echinoderms with high levels of magnesium (Mg) in their skeletons may be especially
sensitive to ocean acidification, as the solubility of calcite increases with its Mg content …

We report the results from the first experimental study of the fate of whale and wood remains
on the Antarctic seafloor. Using a baited free-vehicle lander design, we show that whale-falls …

This work reports the first integrated mercury study in an Antarctic ecosystem. Sample
collection took place in Deception Island, an active volcano in the South Shetland Islands, in …

Otter trawl and grab samples (0.3 mm sieve) collected in Port Foster, Deception Island, from
March 1999 to November 2000 as part of the ERUPT Antarctic ecosystem study were used …

Osedax, commonly known as bone-eating worms, are unusual marine annelids belonging to
Siboglinidae and represent a remarkable example of evolutionary adaptation to a …

Increased thermal activity was detected to coincide with the onset of volcano inflation in the
seawater-filled caldera at Deception Island. This thermal activity was manifested in pulses of …

Deception Island is an active volcano located at the southern end of the South Shetland
Archipelago, in the Antarctic Ocean. After the last eruption in 1970, benthic recolonization …