Tardigrades and oribatid mites in bryophytes from geothermally active lava fields (Krafla, Iceland) and the description of Pilatobius islandicus sp. nov. (Eutardigrada)

• Main Authors: Jakub Buda, Ziemowit Olszanowski, Mariusz Wierzgoń, Krzysztof Zawierucha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2018
• Subjects: subarctic; oribatida; tardigrada; nematoda; rotifera; thermophiles; Geology; QE1-996.5; Krafla; Iceland; Polar Research; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24425/118755; https://doaj.org/article/3a44e47bf02c45c6bbc4639d68c131e9

In polar regions, apart from tundra and glaciers, geothermally active areas with elevated temperatures are important elements of ecosystems. One such geothermally active region characterized by mosaic ecosystems and vast areas covered by recent lava fields is Iceland. The aim of our study was to exp...