Experimentally increased snow accumulation alters soil moisture and animal community structure in a polar desert

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 897-907

  Ayres, Edward ^a,b,c   Nkem, Johnson N ^a,d   Wall, Diana H ^a   Adams, Byron J ^e   Barrett, J E ^f   Simmons, Breana L ^a,g   Virginia, Ross A ^h   Fountain, Andrew G ⁱ  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^g EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE   (United States)

^h DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global change; Nematodes; Precipitation change; Snow fence; Soil biogeochemistry; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRAVIMETRY; NEMATODE; POLAR REGION; POPULATION DECLINE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; TUNDRA; WATER STRESS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; FRYXELL BASIN; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

ANIMALIA; EUDORYLAIMUS; NEMATODA; SCOTTNEMA LINDSAYAE;

EID: 77953869681     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0766-3     Document Type: Article

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