State of the Antarctic Ecosystem (AntEco)
News and Research Updates from the AntEco Community.
Publications, data and links of interest to those interested in Antarctic biodiversity
+ Publications
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Other publications:
2015
- Thatje, S., Marsh, L., Roterman, C.N., Mavrogordato, M.N., and Linse, K. (2015) Adaptations to Hydrothermal Vent Life in Kiwa tyleri, a New Species of Yeti Crab from the East Scotia Ridge, Antarctica. PLoS ONE 10, e0127621. 10.1371/journal.pone.0127621
- Selbmann, L., Onofri, S., Zucconi, L., Isola, D., Rottigni, M., Ghiglione, C., Piazza, P., Alvaro, M.C., and Schiaparelli, S. (2015) Distributional records of Antarctic fungi based on strains preserved in the Culture Collection of Fungi from Extreme Environments (CCFEE) Mycological Section associated with the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA). MycoKeys 10, 57-71. 10.3897/mycokeys.10.5343
- Schiaparelli, S., Alvaro, M., Kilgallen, N., Scinto, A., and Lörz, A.-N. (2015) Host-shift speciation in Antarctic symbiotic invertebrates: further evidence from the new amphipod species Lepidepecreella debroyeri from the Ross Sea? Hydrobiologia, 1-17. 10.1007/s10750-015-2335-9
- Schiaparelli, S., Ahyong, S., and Bowden, D. (2015) Evidence of niche conservatism and host fidelity in the polar shrimp Lebbeus kiae n. sp. (Decapoda: Caridea: Thoridae) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Hydrobiologia, 1-25. 10.1007/s10750-015-2403-1
- Saucède, T., Griffiths, H., Moreau, C., Jackson, J.A., Sands, C., Downey, R., Reed, A., Mackenzie, M., Geissler, P., and Linse, K. (2015) East Weddell Sea echinoids from the JR275 expedition. ZooKeys 504, 1-10. 10.3897/zookeys.504.8860
- Mah, C., Linse, K., Copley, J., Marsh, L., Rogers, A., Clague, D., and Foltz, D. (2015) Description of a new family, new genus, and two new species of deep-sea Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea), including the first known sea star from hydrothermal vent habitats. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 174, 93-113. 10.1111/zoj.12229
- Jackson, J.A., Linse, K., Whittle, R., and Griffiths, H.J. (2015) The Evolutionary Origins of the Southern Ocean Philobryid Bivalves: Hidden Biodiversity, Ancient Persistence. PLoS ONE 10, e0121198. 10.1371/journal.pone.0121198
2014
- Terauds, A., Doube, J., McKinlay, J., and Springer, K. (2014) Using long-term population trends of an invasive herbivore to quantify the impact of management actions in the sub-Antarctic. Polar Biol 37, 833-843. 10.1007/s00300-014-1485-y
- Poulin, E., González-Wevar, C., Díaz, A., Gérard, K., and Hüne, M. (2014) Divergence between Antarctic and South American marine invertebrates: What molecular biology tells us about Scotia Arc geodynamics and the intensification of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Global and Planetary Change 123, Part B, 392-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.07.017
- Schiaparelli, S., Ghiglione, C., Alvaro, M., Griffiths, H., and Linse, K. (2014) Diversity, abundance and composition in macrofaunal molluscs from the Ross Sea (Antarctica): results of fine-mesh sampling along a latitudinal gradient. Polar Biol 37, 859-877. 10.1007/s00300-014-1487-9
- Fraser, C.I., Terauds, A., Smellie, J., Convey, P., and Chown, S.L. (2014) Geothermal activity helps life survive glacial cycles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, 5634-5639. 10.1073/pnas.1321437111
- De Broyer, C., Koubbi, P., Griffiths, H.J., Raymond, B., d'Udekem d'Acoz, C., Van de Putte, A.P., Danis, B., David, B., Grant, S., Gutt, J., Held, C., Hosie, G., Huettmann, F., Post, A., and Ropert-Coudert, Y. (2014) Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
- Piazza, P., Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., Ghiglione, C., Alvaro, M.C., Schnabel, K., and Schiaparelli, S. (2014) Distributional records of Ross Sea (Antarctica) Tanaidacea from museum samples stored in the collections of the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA) and the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). ZooKeys 451, 49-60. 10.3897/zookeys.451.8373
- Convey, P., Chown, S.L., Clarke, A., Barnes, D.K.A., Bokhorst, S., Cummings, V., Ducklow, H.W., Frati, F., Green, T.G.A., Gordon, S., Griffiths, H.J., Howard-Williams, C., Huiskes, A.H.L., Laybourn-Parry, J., Lyons, W.B., McMinn, A., Morley, S.A., Peck, L.S., Quesada, A., Robinson, S.A., Schiaparelli, S., and Wall, D.H. (2014) The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity. Ecological Monographs 84, 203-244. 10.1890/12-2216.1
2013
- Makhalanyane, T.P., Valverde, A., Birkeland, N.-K., Cary, S.C., Marla Tuffin, I., and Cowan, D.A. (2013) Evidence for successional development in Antarctic hypolithic bacterial communities. ISME J 7, 2080-2090. 10.1038/ismej.2013.94
- Kaiser, S., Brandão, S., Brix, S., Barnes, D.A., Bowden, D., Ingels, J., Leese, F., Schiaparelli, S., Arango, C., Badhe, R., Bax, N., Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., Brandt, A., Brenke, N., Catarino, A., David, B., De Ridder, C., Dubois, P., Ellingsen, K., Glover, A., Griffiths, H., Gutt, J., Halanych, K., Havermans, C., Held, C., Janussen, D., Lörz, A.-N., Pearce, D., Pierrat, B., Riehl, T., Rose, A., Sands, C., Soler-Membrives, A., Schüller, M., Strugnell, J., Vanreusel, A., Veit-Köhler, G., Wilson, N., and Yasuhara, M. (2013) Patterns, processes and vulnerability of Southern Ocean benthos: a decadal leap in knowledge and understanding. Mar Biol 160, 2295-2317. 10.1007/s00227-013-2232-6
- Hughes, K.A., Cary, S.C., Cowan, D.A., Lovejoy, C., Vincent, W.F., and Wilmotte, A. (2013) Pristine Antarctica: threats and protection. Antarctic Science 25, 1-1. doi:10.1017/S0954102013000047
- Gokul, J., Valverde, A., Tuffin, M., Cary, S., and Cowan, D. (2013) Micro-Eukaryotic Diversity in Hypolithons from Miers Valley, Antarctica. Biology 2, 331.
- Ghiglione, C., Alvaro, M.C., Griffiths, H., Linse, K., and Schiaparelli, S. (2013) Ross Sea Mollusca from the Latitudinal Gradient Program: R/V Italica 2004 Rauschert dredge samples. ZooKeys 341, 37-48. 10.3897/zookeys.341.6031
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Membership
The AntEco Executive is comprised of the joint Chief Officers (Jan Strugnell and Huw Griffiths), joint Deputy Chief Officers (Don Cowan and Pete Convey), Secretary (Anton Van de Putte) and the research sector leaders (Alison Murray, Dominic Hodgson and Annick Wilmotte). The remainder of the Steering Group is comprised of leading researchers that, together, represent a broad range of countries and disciplines (see below for a complete list).
Steering Group members:
Name |
Affiliation |
Country |
Main field of interest |
Aleks Terauds |
AAD |
AUS |
Terrestrial ecology |
Don Cowan |
U. Pretoria |
RSA |
Terrestrial microbial ecology |
Pete Convey |
BAS |
UK |
General biology |
Angelika Brandt |
Senckenberg Museum |
DE |
Marine biology |
Alison Murray |
DRI |
USA |
Marine microbiology |
Annick Wilmotte |
U. Liège |
BEL |
Microbiology, human impacts |
Craig Cary |
U. Waikato |
NZ |
Terrestrial microbiology |
Jan Strugnell |
James Cook University |
AUS |
Marine biology |
Claudio Gonzales-Wevar |
U. Chile |
CHI |
Marine biology |
Dom Hodgson |
BAS |
UK |
Terrestrial paleoreconstr. |
Huw Griffiths |
BAS |
UK |
Marine biology |
Anton van de Putte |
RBINS |
BEL |
Marine biology |
Stefano Schiaparelli |
U. Genoa |
IT |
Marine ecology |
Mary-Ann Lea |
IMAS, U Tas |
AUS |
Marine ecology |
Conxita Avila |
U. Barcelona |
ESP |
Marine biology |
Andres Barbosa Alcon |
MNCN |
ESP |
Marine biology |
Lucas Ruberto |
Instituto de Nanobiotecnología |
ARG |
Terrestrial microbiology |
Satoshi Imura |
NIPR |
JPN |
Terrestrial and lacustrine biology |
Julian Gutt |
A. W. Inst. |
DE |
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