Terrestrial mesofauna in above- and below-ground habitats: Taylor valley, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1549-1558

  Simmons, Breana L ^a   Wall, Diana H ^a   Adams, Byron J ^b   Ayres, Edward ^a   Barrett, John E ^c   Virginia, Ross A ^d  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic terrestrial interface; Climate change; Critical transition zones; Habitat preference; Nematodes; Rotifers; Soil biodiversity; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROBIAL MAT; MOSS; NEMATODE; SOIL FAUNA; VEGETATION TYPE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; TAYLOR VALLEY;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; ROTIFERA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 70350608143     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0639-9     Document Type: Article

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