McMurdo LTER Publications
Shallow groundwater systems in a polar desert, McMurdo Dry Valleys. Hydrogeology Journal. 2013;21(1):171 - 183. doi:10.1007/s10040-012-0926-3.
. Seasonal controls on snow distribution and aerial ablation at the snow-patch and landscape scales, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. The Cryosphere. 2013;7(3):917 - 931. doi:10.5194/tc-7-917-2013.
. Salt tolerance and survival thresholds for two species of Antarctic soil nematodes. Polar Biology. 2006;29:643-651. doi:LTER.
. Remotely characterizing photosynthetic biocrust in snowpack-fed microhabitats of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Science of Remote Sensing. 2024:100120. doi:10.1016/j.srs.2024.100120.
Remote characterization of photosynthetic communities in the Fryxell basin of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Antarctic Science. 2020. doi:10.1017/S0954102020000176.
Recovery of Antarctic stream epilithon from simulated scouring events. Antarctic Science. 2015;27(04):341 - 354. doi:10.1017/S0954102015000024.
. Primary productivity as a control over soil microbial diversity along environmental gradients in a polar desert ecosystem. PeerJ. 2017;5(10):e3377. doi:10.7717/peerj.3377.
. Potential soil organic matter turnover in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 2005;37(1):108-117. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0108:PSOMTI]2.0.CO;2.
. Phosphorus fractions in soils of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 2006;70:806-815. doi:LTER.
. Persistent effects of a discrete climate event on a polar desert ecosystem. Global Change Biology. 2008;14(10):2249-2261. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01641.x.
. Patterns and trends of organic matter processing and transport: Insights from the US Long-term Ecological Research Network. Climate Change Ecology. 2021;2:100025. doi:10.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100025.
Organic matter and soil biota of upland wetlands in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Polar Biology. 2003;26:1009-1019.
. Observed trends of soil fauna in the Antarctic Dry Valleys: early signs of shifts predicted under climate change. Ecology. 2018;99(2):312 - 321. doi:10.1002/ecy.2090.
. Niche and metabolic principles explain patterns of diversity and distribution: theory and a case study with soil bacterial communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2015;282(1809):2630. doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.2630.
Nematodes in a polar desert reveal the relative role of biotic interactions in the coexistence of soil animals. Communications Biology. 2019;2(1). doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0260-y.
Microbial Community Responses to Increased Water and Organic Matter in the Arid Soils of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2016;7(e23484S2237R25e97876e16410550e61217386e14510884660e19953e2527e661032901141). doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01040.
Microbial community composition in soils of Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Environmental Microbiology. 2008;10:1713-1724. doi:LTER.
McMurdo Dry Valley lake edge ‘moats’: The ecological intersection between terrestrial and aquatic polar desert habitat. Antarctic Science. 2024:1 - 17. doi:10.1017/S0954102024000087.
Long-term experimental warming reduces soil nematode populations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2009;41:2052-2060. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.07.009.
. Local and regional influences over soil microbial metacommunities in the Transantarctic Mountains. Ecosphere. 2013;4(11):art136. doi:10.1890/ES13-00136.1.
. Linking management to biodiversity in built ponds using metacommunity simulations. Ecological Modelling. 2015;296:36 - 45. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.10.022.
. Landscape Distribution of Microbial Activity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys: Linked Biotic Processes, Hydrology, and Geochemistry in a Cold Desert Ecosystem. Ecosystems. 2009;12:562-573. doi:LTER.
. Interactions between physical and biotic factors influence CO_2 flux in Antarctic dry valley soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2009;41(7):1510-1517. doi:LTER.
. The influence of soil geochemistry on nematode distribution, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 2008;40(1):119-128. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(06-051)[POAGE]2.0.CO;2.
. Implications of meltwater pulse events for soil biology and biogeochemical cycling in a polar desert. Polar Research. 2011;3081281030352511340. doi:10.3402/polar.v30i0.14555.
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