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Soil Fauna and Ecotoxicology

Invertebrate ecophysiology

The research is focusing on tolerance to drought and cold stress in soil invertebrates. We investigate the ecophysiology of earthworms and Collembola and the implications for adaptation to the rapid anthropogenic and climatic changes taking place in temperate and Arctic environments. The Nordic Arctic Network "Effects of climate change on soil animals in the Arctic - population ecological, ecophysiological and ecotoxicological approaches" is co-ordinated by Martin Holmstrup.

Ongoing projects comprise:

• Cold and drought tolerance of soil invertebrates

• Interactions between climatic stress and toxic compounds in the environment

• Desiccation tolerance and wind dispersal of soil invertebrates in the Arctic

• Effects of freeze-thaw events in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems

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Please send Your questions or comments to Paul Henning Krogh
Latest update 2001-06-30