The RECTOvERSO consortium played an active part in organizing the SCAR Biology 12th Symposium in 2017, which took place in Leuven, Belgium.
The main theme for the XIIth SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) biology symposium is “Scale matters”. From the small molecular scale, through population and large ecosystem scale, biological processes and diversity span all these levels. Understanding these processes as well past and present patterns of biodiversity are essential for understanding possible threats to Antarctic biology and their impact. With this Symposium we want to focus on understanding biological distribution and trends as well as adaptation and processes both in the marine and terrestrial realm including the human biology. Special attention will be paid to multidisciplinary research and how combining insight from different fields can help our understanding of biology in this unique region. An important aspect of this symposium will focus on the societal impact of Antarctic biological sciences and how this can be communicated, not only to the general public, but also to policy makers.
A special issue in Frontiers journal was dedicated to the main outcomes of the Symposium. This Research Topic offered the 137 participating authors the opportunity to publish research presented during the SCAR 12th Biology Symposium.
A list of publications is available below:
Danis, B. (2020). Editorial: Antarctic Biology: Scale Matters. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 4.
Convey, P., Linse, K., Griffiths, H. J., Danis, B., Van de Putte, A. P., & Murray, A. E. (Eds.). (2020). Antarctic Biology: Scale Matters. Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88963-778-2
Jerosch, K., Scharf, F. K., Deregibus, D., Campana, G. L., Zacher, K., Pehlke, H., Falk, U., Hass, H. C., Quartino, M. L., & Abele, D. (2019). Ensemble Modeling of Antarctic Macroalgal Habitats Exposed to Glacial Melt in a Polar Fjord. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 207. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00207
Rego, A., Raio, F., Martins, T. P., Ribeiro, H., Sousa, A. G. G., Séneca, J., Baptista, M. S., Lee, C. K., Cary, S. C., Ramos, V., Carvalho, M. F., Leão, P. N., & Magalhães, C. (2019). Actinobacteria and Cyanobacteria Diversity in Terrestrial Antarctic Microenvironments Evaluated by Culture-Dependent and Independent Methods. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 1018. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01018
Collins, G. E., Hogg, I. D., Convey, P., Barnes, A. D., & McDonald, I. R. (2019). Spatial and Temporal Scales Matter When Assessing the Species and Genetic Diversity of Springtails (Collembola) in Antarctica. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 76. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00076
Sommers, P., Darcy, J. L., Porazinska, D. L., Gendron, E. M. S., Fountain, A. G., Zamora, F., Vincent, K., Cawley, K. M., Solon, A. J., Vimercati, L., Ryder, J., & Schmidt, S. K. (2019). Comparison of Microbial Communities in the Sediments and Water Columns of Frozen Cryoconite Holes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 65. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00065
Zaikova, E., Goerlitz, D. S., Tighe, S. W., Wagner, N. Y., Bai, Y., Hall, B. L., Bevilacqua, J. G., Weng, M. M., Samuels-Fair, M. D., & Johnson, S. S. (2019). Antarctic Relic Microbial Mat Community Revealed by Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00001
Darcy, J. L., Gendron, E. M. S., Sommers, P., Porazinska, D. L., & Schmidt, S. K. (2018). Island Biogeography of Cryoconite Hole Bacteria in Antarctica’s Taylor Valley and Around the World. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 180. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00180
Christiansen, H., Dettai, A., Heindler, F. M., Collins, M. A., Duhamel, G., Hautecoeur, M., Steinke, D., Volckaert, F. A. M., & Van de Putte, A. P. (2018). Corrigendum: Diversity of Mesopelagic Fishes in the Southern Ocean – A Phylogeographic Perspective Using DNA Barcoding. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 162. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00162
Lee, K. C., Caruso, T., Archer, S. D. J., Gillman, L. N., Lau, M. C. Y., Cary, S. C., Lee, C. K., & Pointing, S. B. (2018). Stochastic and Deterministic Effects of a Moisture Gradient on Soil Microbial Communities in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 2619. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02619
Heindler, F. M., Christiansen, H., Frédérich, B., Dettaï, A., Lepoint, G., Maes, G. E., Van de Putte, A. P., & Volckaert, F. A. M. (2018). Historical DNA Metabarcoding of the Prey and Microbiome of Trematomid Fishes Using Museum Samples. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 151. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00151
Christiansen, H., Dettai, A., Heindler, F. M., Collins, M. A., Duhamel, G., Hautecoeur, M., Steinke, D., Volckaert, F. A. M., & Van de Putte, A. P. (2018). Diversity of Mesopelagic Fishes in the Southern Ocean - A Phylogeographic Perspective Using DNA Barcoding. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 120. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00120
Feeser, K. L., Van Horn, D. J., Buelow, H. N., Colman, D. R., McHugh, T. A., Okie, J. G., Schwartz, E., & Takacs-Vesbach, C. D. (2018). Local and Regional Scale Heterogeneity Drive Bacterial Community Diversity and Composition in a Polar Desert. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 1928. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01928
Santagata, S., Ade, V., Mahon, A. R., Wisocki, P. A., & Halanych, K. M. (2018). Compositional Differences in the Habitat-Forming Bryozoan Communities of the Antarctic Shelf. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 116. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00116
Ropert-Coudert, Y., Kato, A., Shiomi, K., Barbraud, C., Angelier, F., Delord, K., Poupart, T., Koubbi, P., & Raclot, T. (2018). Two Recent Massive Breeding Failures in an Adélie Penguin Colony Call for the Creation of a Marine Protected Area in D’Urville Sea/Mertz. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 264. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00264
Cummings, V. J., Hewitt, J. E., Thrush, S. F., Marriott, P. M., Halliday, N. J., & Norkko, A. (2018). Linking Ross Sea Coastal Benthic Communities to Environmental Conditions: Documenting Baselines in a Spatially Variable and Changing World. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 232. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00232
Jansen, J., Hill, N. A., Dunstan, P. K., Cougnon, E. A., Galton-Fenzi, B. K., & Johnson, C. R. (2018). Mapping Antarctic Suspension Feeder Abundances and Seafloor Food-Availability, and Modeling Their Change After a Major Glacier Calving. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 94. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00094
Coleine, C., Stajich, J. E., Zucconi, L., Onofri, S., Pombubpa, N., Egidi, E., Franks, A., Buzzini, P., & Selbmann, L. (2018). Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Fungal Communities Are Highly Adapted and Dominated by Lecanoromycetes and Dothideomycetes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 1392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01392
Jansen, J., Hill, N. A., Dunstan, P. K., Eléaume, M. P., & Johnson, C. R. (2018). Taxonomic Resolution, Functional Traits, and the Influence of Species Groupings on Mapping Antarctic Seafloor Biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 81. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00081
Biersma, E. M., Jackson, J. A., Stech, M., Griffiths, H., Linse, K., & Convey, P. (2018). Molecular Data Suggest Long-Term in Situ Antarctic Persistence Within Antarctica’s Most Speciose Plant Genus, Schistidium. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, 77. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00077
Bendia, A. G., Signori, C. N., Franco, D. C., Duarte, R. T. D., Bohannan, B. J. M., & Pellizari, V. H. (2018). A Mosaic of Geothermal and Marine Features Shapes Microbial Community Structure on Deception Island Volcano, Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 899. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00899
Brasier, M. J., Harle, J., Wiklund, H., Jeffreys, R. M., Linse, K., Ruhl, H. A., & Glover, A. G. (2017). Distributional Patterns of Polychaetes Across the West Antarctic Based on DNA Barcoding and Particle Tracking Analyses. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4, 356. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00356