Foreword
Prof.José Retamales;,Prof. Liguang Sun;,Associate Prof. Yong Yu;

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Assessment of trace metals in droppings of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) from different locations of the Antarctic Peninsula area
Jos E Celis;,Winfred Espejo;,Ricardo Barra;,Daniel Gonzalez-Acua;,Francisca Gonzalez;,Solange Jara;

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Geographic ranges of ascidians from Antarctica and the southeastern Pacific
Dirk Schories;,Karen Sanamyan;,Nadja Sanamyan;,Mara Jos Daz;,Ignacio Garrido;,Thomas Heran;,Jorge Holtheuer;,Gesche Kohlberg;

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Experimental culture of non-indigenous Juncus bufonius from King George Island, South Shetland Island, Antarctica
Marely Cuba-Díaz;,Eduardo Fuentes;,Mauricio Rondanelli-Reyes;,ángela Machuca;

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Detection of integron integrase genes on King George Island, Antarctica
Vernica Antelo;,Hctor Romero;,Silvia Batista;

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Distribution patterns of typical enzyme activities in tundra soils on the Fildes Peninsula of maritime Antarctica
DING Wei;,WANG Qing;,ZHU Renbin;,MA Dawei;

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Analysis of phosphorus forms in sediment cores from ephemeral ponds on Ardley Island, West Antarctica
YANG Lianjiao;,QIN Xianyan;,SUN Liguang;,HUANG Tao;,WANG Yuhong;

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Sources and distribution of particulate organic carbon in Great Wall Cove and Ardley Cove, King George Island, West Antarctica
TIAN Shichao;,JIN Haiyan;,GAO Shengquan;,ZHUANG Yanpei;,ZHANG Yang;,WANG Bin;,CHEN Jianfang;

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Seawater nutrient and chlorophyll α distributions near the Great Wall Station, Antarctica
GAO Shengquan;,JIN Haiyan;,ZHUANG Yanpei;,JI Zhongqiang;,TIAN Shichao;,ZHANG Jingjing;,CHEN Jianfang;

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Identification of Antarctic culturable bacteria able to produce diverse enzymes of potential biotechnological interest
Ignacio Ferrés;,Vanesa Amarelle;,Francisco Noya;,Elena Fabiano;

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Preliminary evidence for 17 coastal terraces on Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica
CHU Zhuding;,YIN Xuebin;,SUN Liguang;,WANG Yuhong;

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Characterizing proteases in an Antarctic Janthinobacterium sp. isolate：Evidence of a protease horizontal gene transfer event
Cecilia Martinez-Rosales;,Juan Jos Marizcurrena;,Andrs Iriarte;,Natalia Fullana;,Hctor Musto;,Susana Castro-Sowinski;

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Construction and screening of a functional metagenomic library to identify novel enzymes produced by Antarctic bacteria
Ignacio Ferrés;,Vanesa Amarelle;,Francisco Noya;,Elena Fabiano;

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Five-year bio-monitoring of aquatic ecosystems near Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base, King George Island
Mara A Morel;,Victoria Braa;,Cecilia Martnez-Rosales;,Clica Cagide;,Susana Castro-Sowinski;

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A preliminary study of freshwater meiofaunal communities at Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Soraya J. Silva;,Minerva Cordovés;,Nory González;,Leinny González;

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