McMurdo LTER Publications
Decoupled responses of soil bacteria and their invertebrate consumer to warming, but not freeze-thaw cycles, in the Antarctic Dry Valleys. Ecology Letters. 2017;20(10):1242-1249. doi:10.1111/ele.12819.
. Observed trends of soil fauna in the Antarctic Dry Valleys: early signs of shifts predicted under climate change. Ecology. 2018;99(2):312 - 321. doi:10.1002/ecy.2090.
. Soil biological responses to C, N and P fertilization in a polar desert of Antarctica. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2018;122. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.03.025.
. Spatial and temporal patterns of microbial mats and associated invertebrates along an Antarctic stream. Polar Biology. 2018;41(10):1911–1921. doi:10.1007/s00300-018-2331-4.
Stable C and N isotope ratios reveal soil food web structure and identify the nematode Eudorylaimus antarcticus as an omnivore–predator in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Polar Biology. 2018;41(5):1013–1018. doi:10.1007/s00300-017-2243-8.
. Stoichiometric Shifts in Soil C:N:P Promote Bacterial Taxa Dominance, Maintain Biodiversity, and Deconstruct Community Assemblages. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2018;9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.01401.
. Biotic interactions are an unexpected yet critical control on the complexity of an abiotically driven polar ecosystem. Communications Biology. 2019;2(1). doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0274-5.
Biotic interactions in experimental Antarctic soil microcosms vary with abiotic stress. Soil Systems. 2019;3(3). doi:10.3390/soilsystems3030057.
. The hydroecology of an ephemeral wetland in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2019. doi:10.1029/2019JG005153.
Nematodes in a polar desert reveal the relative role of biotic interactions in the coexistence of soil animals. Communications Biology. 2019;2(1). doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0260-y.
Soil nematode abundance and functional group composition at a global scale. Nature. 2019;572(7768). doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1418-6.
Genetic diversity of soil invertebrates corroborates timing estimates for past collapses of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2020. doi:10.1073/pnas.2007925117.
A global database of soil nematode abundance and functional group composition. Scientific Data. 2020;7(1). doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0437-3.
Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities. Biological Reviews. 2021. doi:10.1111/brv.12679.
Exploring the boundaries of microbial habitability in soil. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2021;126(6). doi:10.1029/2020JG006052.
Geochemical zones and environmental gradients for soils from the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica. Biogeosciences. 2021;18(5):1629 - 1644. doi:10.5194/bg-18-1629-2021.
Elevational constraints on the composition and genomic attributes of microbial communities in Antarctic soils. . mSystems. 2022;7(1):e01330-21. doi:10.1128/msystems.01330-21.
Islands in the ice: Potential impacts of habitat transformation on Antarctic biodiversity. Global Change Biology. 2022. doi:10.1111/gcb.16331.
Response of Antarctic soil fauna to climate‐driven changes since the Last Glacial Maximum. Global Change Biology. 2022;28(2). doi:10.1111/gcb.15940.
Ten scientific messages on risks and opportunities for life in the Antarctic. Antarctic Environments Portal; 2022. Available at: https://environments.aq/publications/ten-scientific-messages-on-risks-and-opportunities-for-life-in-the-antarctic/.
Biogeography and genetic diversity of terrestrial mites in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica. Genes. 2023;14(3):606. doi:10.3390/genes14030606.
Ecological stoichiometry drives the evolution of soil nematode life history traits. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2023;177:108891. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108891.
Strong dispersal limitation of microbial communities at Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica. . mSystems. 2023;8(1). doi:10.1128/msystems.01254-22.