Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C

Soil samples were collected from a High Arctic Cassiope heath site on Svalbard (West Spitsbergen) in midwinter 1995 and transferred directly to -22°C. Survival was unexpectedly high in Collembola (Hypogastrura tullbergi and Folsomia quadrioculata) and Nematoda, but there was also isolated survival i...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Coulson, S J, Birkemoe, T
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2000
Subjects:
Svalbard
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z00-134
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spelling crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z00-134 2024-09-15T18:38:22+00:00 Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C Coulson, S J Birkemoe, T 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z00-134 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z00-134 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 78, issue 11, page 2055-2058 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 2000 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z00-134 2024-08-22T04:08:45Z Soil samples were collected from a High Arctic Cassiope heath site on Svalbard (West Spitsbergen) in midwinter 1995 and transferred directly to -22°C. Survival was unexpectedly high in Collembola (Hypogastrura tullbergi and Folsomia quadrioculata) and Nematoda, but there was also isolated survival in two species of mites (Diapterobates notatus and Ameronothrus lineatus) and one enchytraeid (Henlea perpusilla). The unexpectedly extreme cold tolerance has implications for the range of polar habitats available for soil fauna to colonise and for migration between isolated regions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Spitsbergen Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 78 11 2055 2058
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description Soil samples were collected from a High Arctic Cassiope heath site on Svalbard (West Spitsbergen) in midwinter 1995 and transferred directly to -22°C. Survival was unexpectedly high in Collembola (Hypogastrura tullbergi and Folsomia quadrioculata) and Nematoda, but there was also isolated survival in two species of mites (Diapterobates notatus and Ameronothrus lineatus) and one enchytraeid (Henlea perpusilla). The unexpectedly extreme cold tolerance has implications for the range of polar habitats available for soil fauna to colonise and for migration between isolated regions.
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Birkemoe, T
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Birkemoe, T
Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C
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title Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C
title_short Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C
title_full Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C
title_fullStr Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C
title_full_unstemmed Long-term cold tolerance in Arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°C
title_sort long-term cold tolerance in arctic invertebrates: recovery after 4 years at below -20°c
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