Seasonal and long-term variation in body-water content of an Antarctic springtail - A response to climate change?

Polar Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 764-770

  Block, W ^a   Convey, P ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FAUNA; WATER CONTENT;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034799283     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100282     Document Type: Article

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