Diversity and distribution of Tardigrada in Arctic cryoconite holes

• Main Authors: Zawierucha, K., Ostrowska, M., Vonnahme, T., Devetter, M., Nawrot, A., Lehmann, S., Kolicka, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Buchan; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Water Bears; glacier; Tundra; Spitsbergen; Tardigrade
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-C378-C; http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-80ED-E

Despite the fact that glaciers and ice sheets have been monitored for more than a century, knowledge on the glacial biota remains poor. Cryoconite holes are water-filled reservoirs on a glacier's surface and one of the most extreme ecosystems for micro-invertebrates. Tardigrada, also known as w...