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 …
Environmental constraints on life histories in Antarctic ecosystems: tempos, timings and predictability
Knowledge of Antarctic biotas and environments has increased dramatically in recent years.
There has also been a rapid increase in the use of novel technologies. Despite this, some …
There has also been a rapid increase in the use of novel technologies. Despite this, some …
Islands in the ice: Potential impacts of habitat transformation on Antarctic biodiversity
Antarctic biodiversity faces an unknown future with a changing climate. Most terrestrial biota
is restricted to limited patches of ice‐free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the …
is restricted to limited patches of ice‐free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the …
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 …
Biological identification of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) from the Canadian Arctic, using mitochondrial DNA barcodes
ID Hogg, PDN Hebert - canadian Journal of Zoology, 2004 - cdnsciencepub.com
Nous avons évalué l'utilisation de la diversité des séquences du gène mitochondrial de la
cytochrome-c oxydase I (COI; EC 1.9. 3.1) comme outil pour déterminer les différences …
cytochrome-c oxydase I (COI; EC 1.9. 3.1) comme outil pour déterminer les différences …
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 …
Spatial and temporal variability across life's hierarchies in the terrestrial Antarctic
Antarctica and its surrounding islands lie at one extreme of global variation in diversity.
Typically, these regions are characterized as being species poor and having simple food …
Typically, these regions are characterized as being species poor and having simple food …
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 …