Impact of marine vertebrates on Antarctic terrestrial micro-arthropods
Traits of primary producers associated with tissue quality are commonly assumed to have strong control over higher trophic levels. However, this view is largely based on studies of vascular plants, and cryptogamic vegetation has received far less attention. In this study natural gradients in nutrien...
| Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/50ad87a2-1bfd-4a83-a522-899267ecd267 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102015000607 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/50ad87a2-1bfd-4a83-a522-899267ecd267 |
| Summary: | Traits of primary producers associated with tissue quality are commonly assumed to have strong control over higher trophic levels. However, this view is largely based on studies of vascular plants, and cryptogamic vegetation has received far less attention. In this study natural gradients in nutrient concentrations in cryptogams associated with the proximity of penguin colonies on a Maritime Antarctic island were utilized to quantify the impact of nitrogen content on micro-arthropod communities. Proximity to penguin colonies increased the nitrogen concentration of cryptogams, and the penguin source was confirmed by decreasing δ |
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