Aerobiology over antarctica - A new initiative for atmospher

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TitleAerobiology over antarctica - A new initiative for atmospheric ecologyAbstractThe role of aerial dispersal in shaping patterns of biodiversity remains poorly understood, mainly due to a lack of coordinated efforts in gathering data at appropriate temporal and spatial scales. It has been long known that the rate of dispersal to an ecosystem can significantly influence ecosystem dynamics, and that aerial transport has been identified as an important source of biological input to remote locations. With the considerable effort devoted in recent decades to understanding atmospheric circulation in the south-polar region, a unique opportunity has emerged to investigate the atmospheric ecology of Antarctica, from regional to continental scales. This concept note identifies key questions in Antarctic microbial biogeography and the need for standardized sampling and analysis protocols to address such questions. A consortium of polar aerobiologists is established to bring together researchers with a common interest in the airborne dispersion of microbes and other propagules in the Antarctic, with opportunities for comparative studies in the Arctic. © 2016 Pearce, Alekhina, Terauds, Wilmotte, Quesada, Edwards, Dommergue, Sattler, Adams, Magalhães, Chu, Lau, Cary, Smith, Wall, Eguren, Matcher, Bradley, de Vera, Elster, Hughes, Cuthbertson, Benning, Gunde-Cimerman, Convey, Hong, Pointing, Pellizari and Vincent.Funding Detailsbas0100036, NERC, Natural Environment Research Council; bas010011, NERC, Natural Environment Research Council

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1st AuthorPearce, D. AuthorPearce, D.Alekhina, I.Terauds, A.Wilmotte, A.Quesada, A.Edwards, A.Dommergue, A.Sattler, B.Adams, B.Magalhães, C.Chu, W.-L.Lau, M.Cary, C.Smith, D.Wall, D.Eguren, G.Matcher, G.Bradley, J.de Vera, J.-P.Elster, J.Hughes, K.Cuthbertson, L.Benning, L.Gunde-Cimerman, N.Convey, P.Hong, S.Pointing, S.Pellizari, V.Vincent, W.Year2016JournalFrontiers in MicrobiologyVolume7NumberFEBDOI10.3389/fmicb.2016.00016URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/recor.....a64e1316d8e52aaf59132ccc5PublisherFrontiers Research FoundationKeywordsaerospace medicineAntarcticaArcticbiodiversitybiogeographycomparative studyecologyecosystemhumanmicroorganismpropagulesamplingscientistAuthor KeywordsAerobiologyAntarcticaBiodiversityBiogeographyMetadataProgrammeK020 - Assessing and validating Biometrics for change: Eco forecasting for Terrestrial Antarctica

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CitationPearce, D., Alekhina, I., Terauds, A., Wilmotte, A., Quesada, A., Edwards, A., Dommergue, A., Sattler, B., Adams, B., Magalhães, C., Chu, W.-L., Lau, M., Cary, C., Smith, D., Wall, D., Eguren, G., Matcher, G., Bradley, J., de Vera, J.-P., Elster, J., Hughes, K., Cuthbertson, L., Benning, L., Gunde-Cimerman, N., Convey, P., Hong, S., Pointing, S., Pellizari, V. and Vincent, W. (2016). Aerobiology over antarctica - A new initiative for atmospheric ecology. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7(FEB)