Under global change, the ion concentration of aquatic ecosystems is changing worldwide.
Many freshwater ecosystems are being salinized by anthropogenic salt inputs, whereas …

Patterns of environmental spatial structure lie at the heart of the most fundamental and
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …

The adaptive response characterized by a biphasic curve is known as hormesis. In a
hormesis framework, exposure to low doses leads to protective and beneficial responses …

The midge, Belgica antarctica, is the only insect endemic to Antarctica, and thus it offers a
powerful model for probing responses to extreme temperatures, freeze tolerance …

The Antarctic region comprises the continent, the Maritime Antarctic, the sub-Antarctic
islands, and the southern cold temperate islands. Continental Antarctica is devoid of insects …

Most organisms are repeatedly exposed to oxidative stress from multiple sources throughout
their lifetimes, potentially affecting all aspects of organismal performance. Here we test …

Land use land cover (LULC) patterns have been reported to significantly affect ecotourism
areas. Understanding the dynamic patterns of LULC changes is important for the efficient …

Abiotic stress is one of the primary constraints limiting the range and success of arthropods,
and nowhere is this more apparent than Antarctica. Antarctic arthropods have evolved a …

Exposing organisms to a particular stressor may enhance tolerance to a subsequent stress,
when protective mechanisms against the two stressors are shared. Such cross-tolerance is a …

As small bodied poikilothermic ectotherms, invertebrates, more so than any other animal
group, are susceptible to extremes of temperature and low water availability. In few places is …