Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica
The terrestrial ecosystems of Victoria Land, Antarctica are characteristically simple in terms of biological diversity and ecological functioning. Nematodes are the most commonly encountered and abundant metazoans of Victoria Land soils, yet little is known of their diversity and distribution. Herei...
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ftpensoft:10.3897/zookeys.419.7180 2023-05-15T14:01:27+02:00 Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica Adams,Byron Wall,Diana Virginia,Ross Broos,Emma Knox,Matthew 2014 text/html https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.419.7180 https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3899/ en eng Pensoft Publishers info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1313-2970 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1313-2989 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ZooKeys 419: 29-71 Biodiversity dispersal climate change Eudorylaimus freeliving nematodes Geomonhystera habitat suitability invasive species Panagrolaimus Plectus Scottnema soil Research Article 2014 ftpensoft https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.419.7180 2022-03-01T12:29:07Z The terrestrial ecosystems of Victoria Land, Antarctica are characteristically simple in terms of biological diversity and ecological functioning. Nematodes are the most commonly encountered and abundant metazoans of Victoria Land soils, yet little is known of their diversity and distribution. Herein we present a summary of the geographic distribution, habitats and ecology of the terrestrial nematodes of Victoria Land from published and unpublished sources. All Victoria Land nematodes are endemic to Antarctica, and many are common and widely distributed at landscape scales. However, at smaller spatial scales, populations can have patchy distributions, with the presence or absence of each species strongly influenced by specific habitat requirements. As the frequency of nematode introductions to Antarctica increases, and soil habitats are altered in response to climate change, our current understanding of the environmental parameters associated with the biogeography of Antarctic nematofauna will be crucial to monitoring and possibly mitigating changes to these unique soil ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Victoria Land Pensoft Publishers Antarctic Victoria Land ZooKeys 419 29 71 |
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The terrestrial ecosystems of Victoria Land, Antarctica are characteristically simple in terms of biological diversity and ecological functioning. Nematodes are the most commonly encountered and abundant metazoans of Victoria Land soils, yet little is known of their diversity and distribution. Herein we present a summary of the geographic distribution, habitats and ecology of the terrestrial nematodes of Victoria Land from published and unpublished sources. All Victoria Land nematodes are endemic to Antarctica, and many are common and widely distributed at landscape scales. However, at smaller spatial scales, populations can have patchy distributions, with the presence or absence of each species strongly influenced by specific habitat requirements. As the frequency of nematode introductions to Antarctica increases, and soil habitats are altered in response to climate change, our current understanding of the environmental parameters associated with the biogeography of Antarctic nematofauna will be crucial to monitoring and possibly mitigating changes to these unique soil ecosystems. |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Nematodes of Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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ecological biogeography of the terrestrial nematodes of victoria land, antarctica |
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