The effects of experimental temperature elevation on populations of cryptostigmatic mites in high Arctic soils

Webb, Nigel R.; Coulson, Steven J.; Hodkinson, Ian D.; Block, William; Bale, Jeffery S.; Strathdee, Andrew T.. 1998 The effects of experimental temperature elevation on populations of cryptostigmatic mites in high Arctic soils. Pedobiologia, 42 (4). 298-308.

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Soil warming experiments were conducted in tundra heath and polar semi-desert soils at the High Arctic location of Ny-Alesund, West Spitsbergen, Svalbard, The warming treatment resulted in an 8-10% increase in the annual thermal budget for soil-dwelling oribatid mites (Crytptostigmata). Samples of the oribatid mite populations were taken during three summers using high gradient extractors, from warmed and control plots. Changes in population density were analysed for six species of oribatid mite. The oribatid mite fauna of these soils is well adapted to a wide temperature range and responds to short-term changes in the soil microclimate. there was little evidence from this three-year experiment that persistent above normal temperatures affected population growth rates.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Pre-2000 sections
ISSN:	0031-4056
Additional Keywords:	Arctic, climate change, oribatid mites, populations, temperature, Svalbard
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Agriculture and Soil Science Zoology
Date made live:	26 Feb 2014 12:17 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/505031

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