Co-variation in soil biodiversity and biogeochemistry in northern and southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 535-548

  Barrett, J E ^a   Virginia, R A ^a   Wall, D H ^b   Cary, S C ^c,e   Adams, B J ^d   Hacker, A L ^e   Aislabie, J M ^f  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^f LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Habitat suitability; Invertebrate diversity; Latitudinal Gradient Project; Microbial diversity; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HABITAT SELECTION; METAZOAN; NEMATODE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUDORYLAIMUS; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; NEMATODA; ROTIFERA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 33751052547     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102006000587     Document Type: Conference Paper

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