The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity
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 …
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …
Antarctic terrestrial life–challenging the history of the frozen continent?
P Convey, JAE Gibson, CD Hillenbrand… - Biological …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctica is a continent locked in ice, with almost 99.7% of current terrain covered by
permanent ice and snow, and clear evidence that, as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum …
permanent ice and snow, and clear evidence that, as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum …
Conservation biogeography of the A ntarctic
Aim To present a synthesis of past biogeographic analyses and a new approach based on
spatially explicit biodiversity information for the Antarctic region to identify biologically …
spatially explicit biodiversity information for the Antarctic region to identify biologically …
Diversity and distribution of Victoria Land biota
Understanding the relationship between soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is
critical to predicting and monitoring the effects of ecosystem changes on important soil …
critical to predicting and monitoring the effects of ecosystem changes on important soil …
Diversity and biogeography of the Antarctic flora
Aim To establish how well the terrestrial flora of the Antarctic has been sampled, how well
the flora is known, and to determine the major patterns in diversity and biogeography …
the flora is known, and to determine the major patterns in diversity and biogeography …
Corrigendum to: Integrative systematic studies on tardigrades from Antarctica identify new genera and new species within Macrobiotoidea and Echiniscoidea
Tardigrades represent one of the most abundant groups of Antarctic metazoans in terms of
abundance and diversity, thanks to their ability to withstand desiccation and freezing; …
abundance and diversity, thanks to their ability to withstand desiccation and freezing; …
Evolution and biodiversity of Antarctic organisms: a molecular perspective
AD Rogers - … transactions of the royal society B …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Antarctic biota is highly endemic, and the diversity and abundance of taxonomic groups
differ from elsewhere in the world. Such characteristics have resulted from evolution in …
differ from elsewhere in the world. Such characteristics have resulted from evolution in …
Exploring biological constraints on the glacial history of Antarctica
The evolutionary and biogeographic history of the contemporary Antarctic terrestrial and
marine biotas reveals many components of ancient origin. For large elements of the …
marine biotas reveals many components of ancient origin. For large elements of the …
[HTML][HTML] Human-mediated dispersal of terrestrial species between Antarctic biogeographic regions: a preliminary risk assessment
The distribution of terrestrial biodiversity within Antarctica is complex, with 16 distinct
biogeographic regions (Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions) currently …
biogeographic regions (Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions) currently …
Challenging species delimitation in Collembola: cryptic diversity among common springtails unveiled by DNA barcoding
D Porco, A Bedos, P Greenslade, C Janion… - Invertebrate …, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
Collembola is one of the major functional groups in soil as well as a model taxon in
numerous disciplines. Therefore the accurate identification of specimens is critical, but could …
numerous disciplines. Therefore the accurate identification of specimens is critical, but could …