@article {Soltwedel:2009hl,
	title = {Yermak Plateau revisited: spatial and temporal patterns of meiofaunal assemblages under permanent ice-coverage},
	journal = {Polar Biology},
	volume = {32},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {1159-1176},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {Benthic sampling between 1997 and 2006 on the Yermak Plateau, a permanently ice-covered submarine peninsula northwest of Svalbard, exhibited regional differences with generally higher meiofauna numbers in southern and western parts (similar to 2,250-2,300 ind. 10 cm(-2) in the south-west, compared with similar to similar to 1,200-1,350 ind. 10 cm(-2) in the north-east). Distribution patterns suggest a current-driven lateral input of POM, produced in the high-productive Marginal Ice Zone, with increased intensity along the western slope of the plateau. Significant correlations between comparably {\textquoteright}fresh{\textquoteright} sediment-bound phytodetritus and the taxonomic composition of meiofauna assemblages indicate that food quality decisively affects the community structure. The long-term development of meiobenthic communities showed no clear trend; however, a comparison of summer and winter data exhibited higher meiofauna densities and a more diverse composition in July samples. The predominance of small nematodes in the summer samples might point to reproductive activities stimulated by increased food availability. The taxonomic composition of nematode assemblages showed distinct regional differences, thereby indicating more stable environmental conditions in north-eastern parts of the Yermak Plateau.},
	keywords = {Arctic Ocean, Foraminifera, meiofauna, Nematoda, Spatial patterns, Temporal patterns, Yermak Plateau},
	doi = {DOI 10.1007/s00300-009-0612-7},
	author = {Soltwedel, Thomas and Mokievsky, Vadim and Schewe, Ingo and Hasemann, Christiane}
}
@article {Sohlenius:2009yf,
	title = {Distribution and population structure of two bacterial-feeding nematode genera in ice-free areas in East Antarctica},
	journal = {Nematology},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {189-201},
	publisher = {BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS},
	address = {PLANTIJNSTRAAT 2, P O BOX 9000, 2300 PA LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {Very dense populations of nematodes of the genera Plectus and Panagrolaimus were found in moss cushions and in ornithogenic soils in a number of localities on mountain outcrops (nunataks) penetrating the ice sheet and in a coastal oasis in East Antarctica. These high abundances permitted analysis of the structure of populations from various sites. Patterns of distribution and size-class composition in nematode populations from the Basen nunatak, and from scattered samples taken in a larger area including several nunataks and one coastal oasis in Dronning Maud Land, were investigated. It is suggested that the composition of developmental stages and structure of the nematode populations are influenced by environmental conditions such as food supply, temperature and maybe predation or competition from coexisting populations of tardigrades, protozoans and rotifers. The results indicated that the population dynamics were not synchronised among the sites. In several populations the animals appeared well fed with a high frequency of gravid females. In the more extreme localities, in particular, the proportion of adults was very high, and in these sites the recruitment to the populations appeared to be rather low as indicated by the low proportion of juveniles. The structure of the nematode populations seemed little influenced by various combinations of co-occurring tardigrades or rotifers. There were some differences in population structure between nematode populations from different nunataks which could possibly be caused by genetic variability due to long periods of isolation.},
	keywords = {East Antarctica, length classes, nematodes, nunataks, Panagrolaimus, Plectus, population dynamics},
	doi = {DOI 10.1163/156854109X429538},
	author = {Sohlenius, Bjorn and Bostrom, Sven}
}
