Age-related environmental gradients influence invertebrate distribution in the Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Czechowski, P, White, D, Clarke, L, McKay, A, Cooper, A, Stevens, MI
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2016
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mawson Escarpment; Menzies; Mount Menzies; Prince Charles Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160296; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/114580

The potential impact of environmental change on terrestrial Antarctic ecosystems can be explored by inspecting biodiversity patterns across large-scale gradients. Unfortunately, morphology-based surveys of Antarctic invertebrates are time-consuming and limited by the cryptic nature of many taxa. We...