Ecology of moss dwelling ciliates from King George Island, Antarctic: the effect of environmental parameters

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Mieczan, Tomasz, Tarkowska−Kukuryk, Monika
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/popore-2014-0026; https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2014.35.issue-4/popore-2014-0026/popore-2014-0026.pdf

Abstract This paper presents a complex study on ciliates from the different species of mosses of King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic. Samples of ciliates were collected from Polytrichastrum alpinum, Sanionia georgico−uncinata, Sanionia uncinata and Brachythecium austrosalebrosum. The highest species richness (19 taxa) occurred in habitats from Brachythecium austrosalebrosum. The lowest number of taxa (5) was observed in Polytrichastrum alpinum. The greatest abundance of ciliates was found in samples from Brachythecium austrosalebrosum (25–30 ind. g