at depth in most sedimentarybasins. For instance, inAntarctica, large igneoussillsintruded the coal measures and converted some of the existing bituminous coal to anthracite. Temperatures ranging from 170 to 250 °C (about 340 to 480 °F) are thought to be necessary for theformationof anthracite...
sweat bee, (family Halictidae), large family of nearly 4,500 species ofsolitarybeesknown for their attraction to humanperspiration. Sweat bees are widespread and can be found on every continent on Earth except Antarctica. Like most bees, sweat bees do not producehoney, and they do notstingunle...
Integrative description of a new Dactylobiotus (Eutardigrada: Parachela) from Antarctica that reveals an intraspecific variation in tardigrade egg morphology Ji-Hoon Kihm, Sanghee Kim, Sandra J. McInnes, Krzysztof Zawierucha, Hyun Soo Rho, Pilmo Kang & Tae-Yoon S. Park Scientific Re...
Antarctica is a remote and isolated biotope which makes it an ideal location for studying new and endemic species. Since there is little literature available on the diversity of ciliates in this area, a taxonomic survey of ciliates from melt-water of Collins glacier, King George Island, was ...
A geospatial investigation of interlinkage between basement fault architecture and coastal aquifer hydrogeochemistry The Mahanadi delta,deposited on a series of horst and graben basement structures,is considered an extension of the East Lambert Rift of Antarctica.Current ... PP Das,PP Mohapatra,S Goswam...
the whales or their environment or to expand upon any of the topics discussed while viewing the whales. Again, our naturalists are the most experienced in Gloucester and have studied whales not just here in New England, but also in Alaska, Antarctica, Hawaii, Florida, Australia and New ...
Greenland and Antarctica have a polar climate, where great ice caps exist because of year-round freezing. High-altitude Climates Highland climates are cooler than the surrounding lowlands because of the effects of altitude. Highland climates are found on the high mountains of the world, even on ...
[46] adduces nine different strains (ANT.L52.4, ANT.LG2.4, ANT.L52.6, ANT.LPR.5, ANT.LPR.6, ANT.L66.1, ANT.LMA.2, ANT.LACV5.1, ANT.L61.2) isolated from Cape Adare of James Ross Island, Antarctica, which belong to the Phormidesmis priestleyi. As shown previously [16], ...
Although the satellite’s primary goal was to continuously monitor ice elevation changes on both Greenland and Antarctica [1], the data obtained have been widely used for purposes other than those originally intended. A variety of application fields such as ice sheet elevation, land topography, ...
The Steppe specifically refers to the grassland on the Eurasian continent. Grasslands or steppes are called many different things in different parts of the globe. In North America they are called prairies, in South America pampas, and in Africa savannas. There are no grasslands in Antarctica. Ste...