Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments
The temperature experienced by micro-invertebrates in extreme environments (such as those of Antarctica) is a pivotal parameter regarding these animals' ecology and physiology. However, at present, detailed knowledge of microhabitat physical conditions in Antarctica is limited, as well as being...
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ftunivsiena:oai:usiena-air.unisi.it:11365/1219634 2024-04-14T08:01:31+00:00 Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments Cucini, C Nardi, F Magnoni, L Rebecchi, L Guidetti, R Convey, P Carapelli, A Cucini, C Nardi, F Magnoni, L Rebecchi, L Guidetti, R Convey, P Carapelli, A 2022 STAMPA https://hdl.handle.net/11365/1219634 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102022000050 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/microhabitats-macrodifferences-a-survey-of-temperature-records-in-victoria-land-terrestrial-and-freshwater-environments/8E726A83D34A9A635B56230FB2C0E0CE eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000772217100001 volume:34 issue:3 firstpage:256 lastpage:265 numberofpages:10 journal:ANTARCTIC SCIENCE https://hdl.handle.net/11365/1219634 doi:10.1017/S0954102022000050 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85127559880 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/microhabitats-macrodifferences-a-survey-of-temperature-records-in-victoria-land-terrestrial-and-freshwater-environments/8E726A83D34A9A635B56230FB2C0E0CE info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Acari Antarctica Collembola microclimate Rotifera Tardigrada info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftunivsiena https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102022000050 2024-03-21T15:51:40Z The temperature experienced by micro-invertebrates in extreme environments (such as those of Antarctica) is a pivotal parameter regarding these animals' ecology and physiology. However, at present, detailed knowledge of microhabitat physical conditions in Antarctica is limited, as well as being biased towards sub-Antarctic and Maritime Antarctic regions. To better understand the temperature conditions experienced in the microhabitats of Continental Antarctica by the native microfauna, we recorded temperatures year round in ponds and soils in an area of the Victoria Land coast and compared these measurements with air temperature data from the closest automatic weather station. We identified an important difference in temperature dynamics between the air, soil and pond datasets. Ponds were the warmest sites overall, differing by up to 7.5 degrees C in comparison with the air temperature due to their greater thermal capacity, which also drove their patterns of freeze-thaw cycles and mean daily thermal excursion. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Victoria Land Università degli Studi di Siena: USiena air Antarctic Victoria Land Antarctic Science 34 3 256 265 |
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The temperature experienced by micro-invertebrates in extreme environments (such as those of Antarctica) is a pivotal parameter regarding these animals' ecology and physiology. However, at present, detailed knowledge of microhabitat physical conditions in Antarctica is limited, as well as being biased towards sub-Antarctic and Maritime Antarctic regions. To better understand the temperature conditions experienced in the microhabitats of Continental Antarctica by the native microfauna, we recorded temperatures year round in ponds and soils in an area of the Victoria Land coast and compared these measurements with air temperature data from the closest automatic weather station. We identified an important difference in temperature dynamics between the air, soil and pond datasets. Ponds were the warmest sites overall, differing by up to 7.5 degrees C in comparison with the air temperature due to their greater thermal capacity, which also drove their patterns of freeze-thaw cycles and mean daily thermal excursion. |
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Cucini, C Nardi, F Magnoni, L Rebecchi, L Guidetti, R Convey, P Carapelli, A |
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Cucini, C Nardi, F Magnoni, L Rebecchi, L Guidetti, R Convey, P Carapelli, A |
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Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments |
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Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments |
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Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments |
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Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments |
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Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments |
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microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in victoria land terrestrial and freshwater environments |
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