Temporal and spatial metabolic rate variation in the Antarctic springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni

McGaughran, Angela; Convey, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9903; Redding, G.P.; Stevens, Mark I. 2010 Temporal and spatial metabolic rate variation in the Antarctic springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni. Journal of Insect Physiology, 56 (1). 57-64. 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.003

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Abstract/Summary

Spatial and temporal environmental variation in terrestrial Antarctic ecosystems are known to impact species strongly at a local scale, but the ways in which organisms respond (e.g. physiologically, behaviourally) to such variation are poorly understood. Further, very few studies have attempted to assess inter-annual variability of such responses. Building on previous work demonstrating intra-seasonal variation in standard metabolic rate in the springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni, we investigated variation in metabolic activity of G. hodgsoni across two austral summer periods at Cape Bird, Ross Island. We also examined the influence of spatial variation by comparing metabolic rates of G. hodgsoni at Cape Bird with those from two other isolated continental locations within Victoria Land (Garwood and Taylor Valleys). We found significant differences between metabolic rates across the 2 years of measurement at Cape Bird. In addition, standard metabolic rates of G. hodgsoni obtained from Garwood and Taylor Valleys were significantly higher than those at Cape Bird where habitats are comparable, but environmental characteristics differ (e.g. microclimatic temperatures are higher). We discuss potential underlying causes of these metabolic rate variation patterns, including those related to differences among individuals (e.g. physiological and genetic differences), locations (e.g. habitat quality and microclimatic regime differences) and populations (e.g. acclimation differences among G. hodgsoni populations in the form of metabolic cold adaptation (MCA)). (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.003
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Ecosystems
ISSN:	0022-1910
NORA Subject Terms:	Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	21 Jun 2011 14:09 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14528

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.003

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Ecosystems

ISSN:

0022-1910

NORA Subject Terms:

Biology and Microbiology

Date made live:

21 Jun 2011 14:09 +0 (UTC)