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• Diversity and distribution of Tardigrada in Arctic cryoconite holes

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  • K. Zawierucha
  • M. Ostrowska
  • T. Vonnahme
  • M. Devetter
  • A. Nawrot
  • S. Lehmann-Konera
  • M. Kolicka

  - JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY - Year 2016

  Despite the fact that glaciers and ice sheets have been monitored for more than a century, knowledge on the glacial biota remains poor. Cryoconite holes are water-filled reservoirs on a glacier’s surface and one of the most extreme ecosystems for microinvertebrates. Tardigrada, also known as water bears, are a common inhabitant of cryoconite holes. In this paper we present novel data on the morphology, diversity, distribution and...

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