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: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Tardigrada; cryoconite holes; ecology; glaciers; Geology; QE1-996.5; Billefjorden; Water Bears; glacier; Polar Research; Spitsbergen; Tardigrade
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0009; https://doaj.org/article/e845485964744a60ab76fef5c15d219a

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 analysed t...