The ecology of pulse events : insights from an extreme climatic event in a polar desert ecosystem

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Nielsen, Uffe N., Wall, Diana H., Adams, Byron J., Virginia, Ross A., Ball, Becky A., Gooseff, Michael N., McKnight, Diane M.
• Other Authors: (Host institution)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: U.S.A, Ecological Society of America 2012
• Subjects: ecosystem connectivity; extreme events; floods; polar desert; pulse events; Antarctica; Antarctic; Austral; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/511528; https://doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00325.1

Climate change is occurring globally, with wide ranging impacts on organisms and ecosystems alike. While most studies focus on increases in mean temperatures and changes in precipitation, there is growing evidence that an increase in extreme events may be particularly important to altering ecosystem...