Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica
The terrestrial ecosystems of Victoria Land, Antarctica are characteristically simple in terms of biological diversity and ecological functioning. Nematodes are the most commonly encountered and abundant metazoans of Victoria Land soils, yet little is known of their diversity and distribution. Herei...
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ftdartmouthcoll:oai:digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu:facoa-4638 2023-07-16T03:52:08+02:00 Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica Adams, Byron Wall, Diana Virginia, Ross Broos, Emma Knox, Matthew A 2014-06-24T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/3649 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.419.7180 https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/context/facoa/article/4638/viewcontent/ptpmcrender.fcgi unknown Dartmouth Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/3649 doi:10.3897/zookeys.419.7180 https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/context/facoa/article/4638/viewcontent/ptpmcrender.fcgi Dartmouth Scholarship biodiversity dispersal climate change eudorylaimus freeliving nematodes geomonhystera habitat suitability invasive species panagrolaimus plectus scottnema soil Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Life Sciences text 2014 ftdartmouthcoll https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.419.7180 2023-06-28T10:39:08Z The terrestrial ecosystems of Victoria Land, Antarctica are characteristically simple in terms of biological diversity and ecological functioning. Nematodes are the most commonly encountered and abundant metazoans of Victoria Land soils, yet little is known of their diversity and distribution. Herein we present a summary of the geographic distribution, habitats and ecology of the terrestrial nematodes of Victoria Land from published and unpublished sources. All Victoria Land nematodes are endemic to Antarctica, and many are common and widely distributed at landscape scales. However, at smaller spatial scales, populations can have patchy distributions, with the presence or absence of each species strongly influenced by specific habitat requirements. As the frequency of nematode introductions to Antarctica increases, and soil habitats are altered in response to climate change, our current understanding of the environmental parameters associated with the biogeography of Antarctic nematofauna will be crucial to monitoring and possibly mitigating changes to these unique soil ecosystems. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Victoria Land Dartmouth Digital Commons (Dartmouth College) Antarctic Victoria Land ZooKeys 419 29 71 |
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The terrestrial ecosystems of Victoria Land, Antarctica are characteristically simple in terms of biological diversity and ecological functioning. Nematodes are the most commonly encountered and abundant metazoans of Victoria Land soils, yet little is known of their diversity and distribution. Herein we present a summary of the geographic distribution, habitats and ecology of the terrestrial nematodes of Victoria Land from published and unpublished sources. All Victoria Land nematodes are endemic to Antarctica, and many are common and widely distributed at landscape scales. However, at smaller spatial scales, populations can have patchy distributions, with the presence or absence of each species strongly influenced by specific habitat requirements. As the frequency of nematode introductions to Antarctica increases, and soil habitats are altered in response to climate change, our current understanding of the environmental parameters associated with the biogeography of Antarctic nematofauna will be crucial to monitoring and possibly mitigating changes to these unique soil ecosystems. |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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