Area, depth and elevation of cryoconite holes in the Arctic do not influence Tardigrada densities

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Zawierucha, Krzysztof, Vonnahme, Tobias R., Devetter, Miloslav, Kolicka, Małgorzata, Ostrowska, Marta, Chmielewski, Sebastian, Kosicki, Jakub Z.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2016
• Subjects: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Billefjorden; Water Bears; Polar Research; Spitsbergen; Tardigrade
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0009; http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/37/2/article-p325.xml; https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2016.37.issue-2/popore-2016-0009/popore-2016-0009.pdf

Abstract Water bears (Tardigrada) are known as one of the most extremophile animals in the world. They inhabit environments from the deepest parts of the oceans up to the highest mountains. One of the most extreme and still poorly studied habitats which tardigrades inhabit are cryoconite holes. We a...