Age-related environmental gradients influence invertebrate distribution in the Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Czechowski, Paul, White, Duanne, Clarke, Laurence, McKay, Alan, Cooper, Alan, Stevens, Mark I.
• Other Authors: The University of Adelaide, Australian Antarctic Division, Australian Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mawson Escarpment; Menzies; Mount Menzies; Prince Charles Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160296; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160296; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsos.160296

The potential impact of environmental change on terrestrial Antarctic ecosystems can be explored by inspecting biodiversity patterns across large-scale gradients. Unfortunately, morphology-based surveys of Antarctic invertebrates are time-consuming and limited by the cryptic nature of many taxa. We...