Invertebrate biodiversity in Antarctic Dry Valley soils and sediments

Ecosystems

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 482-492

  Treonis, Amy M ^a,b   Wall, Diana H ^a   Virginia, Ross A ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Antarctica; Hyporheic zone; Invertebrates; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Nematodes; Rotifers; Soils; Streams; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033452041     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100219900096     Document Type: Article

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