Is ornithogenic fertilisation important for collembolan communities in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems?

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Katarzyna, Zwolicki, Adrian, Convey, Peter, Barcikowski, Mateusz, Stempniewicz, Lech
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2015
• Subjects: springtails; seabirds; ornithogenic tundra; Spitsbergen; Bear Island; multivariate analyses; Arctic; Bjørnøya; Magdalenefjorden; Svalbard; Glaucous Gull; Great skua; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; little auk; Magdalenefjord*; Polar Research; Tundra; Springtail
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3231; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.25629

In the Arctic, areas close to seabird colonies are often characterized by exceptionally rich vegetation communities linked with the high nutrient subsidies transported by seabirds from the marine environment to the land. These areas also support soil invertebrate communities of which springtails (Co...