Exceptional tardigrade-dominated ecosystems in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: Convey, Peter, McInnes, Sandra J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Ecological Society of America 2005
• Subjects: Zoology; Biology and Microbiology; Antarctic; Ellsworth Land; Ross Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Nematode worms; Rotifer; Tardigrade
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1729/; https://doi.org/10.1890/04-0684

We describe a terrestrial faunal community including only Tardigrada and Rotifera, present on inland nunataks of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica (∼75°–77° S, 70°–73° W). The fauna is exceptional in its simplicity, including five tardigrade species (three new to science) and at least two rotifer species,...