Experimental warming of bryophytes increases the population density of the nematode Plectus belgicae in maritime Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Newsham, Kevin K., Hall, Richard J., Maslen, N. Rolf
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; Adelaide Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527573/; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/experimental-warming-of-bryophytes-increases-the-population-density-of-the-nematode-plectus-belgicae-in-maritime-antarctica/2713DFE190C2B0A7A6C5BCA46B14CC5E

Despite nematodes routinely being the most frequent soil- and bryophyte-associated animals in maritime Antarctica, there is a lack of clarity about the influence of warming on their populations in the region. Here, we report the results of a field experiment on Adelaide Island that tested the effect...