Distribution and diversity of soil microfauna from East Antarctica: assessing the link between biotic and abiotic factors

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Velasco-Castrillon, A, Schultz, MB, Colombo, F, Gibson, JAE, Davies, KA, Austin, AD, Stevens, MI
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Biogeography and Phylogeography; Antarctic; Bailey Peninsula; East Antarctica; Framnes; Framnes Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087529; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24498126; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/88989

Terrestrial life in Antarctica has been described as some of the simplest on the planet, and mainly confined to soil microfaunal communities. Studies have suggested that the lack of diversity is due to extreme environmental conditions and thought to be driven by abiotic factors. In this study we inv...