Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today we take another look at isolated environments to learn how islands can arise even when surrounded by vast seas of desert!
Find my EXTINCT BUTTERFLY POSTER here: store.nebula.tv/products/atlas-pro-extinct-butterfly-art-print
Buy the MARS MAP here: store.nebula.tv/products/atlas-pro-mars-surface-art-print
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/atlaspro
Sources / Further Reading:
Sierra de la Laguna
oneearth.org/ecoregions/sierra-de-la-laguna-pine-oak-forests
en.unesco.org/biosphere/lac/sierra-la-laguna
worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0227
tosea.net/the-sierra-de-la-laguna-biosphere-reserve-bajas-island-in-the-sky
jstor.org/stable/41424739
bashanfoundation.org/contributions/Ortega-A/ortegaoakpine.pdf
researchgate.net/profile/Mbi-Honey-Escandon/publication/230709948_Phylogeographic_patterns_of_differentiation_in_the_Acorn_Woodpecker/links/563273e608ae242468d9f817/Phylogeographic-patterns-of-differentiation-in-the-Acorn-Woodpecker.pdf
researchgate.net/figure/Cape-Region-vegetation-community-type-The-Sierra-La-Laguna-Biosphere-Reserve-SLLBR_fig1_342638855
researchgate.net/figure/Distribution-of-forest-types-in-the-Sierra-de-la-Laguna-Biosphere-Reserve-in-the-southern_fig1_237151825
amphibian-reptile-conservation.org/pdfs/Volume/Vol_17_nos_1-2/ARC_17_1-2_[General_Section]_57-142_e326_high_res.pdf
lacgeo.com/sierra-laguna-biosphere-reserve
oneearth.org/ecoregions/sierra-de-la-laguna-dry-forests
McMurdo Valleys
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019JG005153
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00248-013-0296-y
mdpi.com/2079-7737/3/3/466
cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/abs/lithic-microbial-ecosystems-of-antarcticas-mcmurdo-dry-valleys/0EFA8DDEF1D10D6A0B3C87BD2537E31F
researchgate.net/figure/Diatom-species-confirmed-from-the-McMurdo-Dry-Valleys-authorship-and-year-and_tbl1_237448827
https://ictar.aq/dry-valleys-biology/
mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/10/506
https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/biogeography-and-genetic-diversity-terrestrial-mites-ross-sea-region-antarctica
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a162/8af6425c20e37b20d0137317c64b8c689b38.pdf
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02723.x
mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/12/450
mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/10/506
mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/3/606
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12490
communities.springernature.com/posts/when-were-the-mcmurdo-dry-valleys-of-antarctica-last-wet
ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/8cb497c6-7f74-4e4a-b048-8e9fa23695fe/content
https://glaciers.pdx.edu/fountain/MyPapers/FountainEtAl2014_LandscapeAtRisk_DryValleysAntarctica.pdf
journalofbiogeographynews.org/2021/06/30/history-and-genetic-diversity-of-the-most-common-antarctic-lichens
ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/8cb497c6-7f74-4e4a-b048-8e9fa23695fe/content
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jbi.14101
https://asm2015.lternet.edu/content/taxonomic-and-ecological-diversity-mcmurdo-dry-valley-tardigrades/index.html
polartrec.com/expeditions/tough-tardigrades/journals/2017-01-09
sci.muni.cz/CPR/LP222012/LP-2_2-6.htm
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266651582200018X#:~:text=There%20are%2012%20species%20of,et%20al.%2C%202017).
researchgate.net/figure/Breeding-distribution-of-brown-Stercorarius-lonnbergi-and-south-polar-skuas-S_fig1_284067959
researchgate.net/figure/McMurdo-Dry-Valleys-Antarctica-Labeled-areas-represent-study-locations-and-major_fig2_264038744
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-017-2127-y
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ent-Mitt-Zool-Mus-Hamburg_10_0043-0056.pdf
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10048765
researchgate.net/figure/a-Distribution-of-springtail-species-shown-as-coloured-dots-with-ellipses-indicating_fig1_369438305
researchgate.net/figure/The-Onyx-river-flowing-westward-between-the-Asgaard-and-Olympus-Ranges-from-the_fig2_276158257
https://environments.aq/publications/diversity-of-antarctic-lakes-ponds-and-streams/
SEE PINNED COMMENT FOR SOURCES BEHIND THE DHOFAR MOUNTAINS
Today we take another look at isolated environments to learn how islands can arise even when surrounded by vast seas of desert!
Find my EXTINCT BUTTERFLY POSTER here: store.nebula.tv/products/atlas-pro-extinct-butterfly-art-print
Buy the MARS MAP here: store.nebula.tv/products/atlas-pro-mars-surface-art-print
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/atlaspro
Sources / Further Reading:
Sierra de la Laguna
oneearth.org/ecoregions/sierra-de-la-laguna-pine-oak-forests
en.unesco.org/biosphere/lac/sierra-la-laguna
worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0227
tosea.net/the-sierra-de-la-laguna-biosphere-reserve-bajas-island-in-the-sky
jstor.org/stable/41424739
bashanfoundation.org/contributions/Ortega-A/ortegaoakpine.pdf
researchgate.net/profile/Mbi-Honey-Escandon/publication/230709948_Phylogeographic_patterns_of_differentiation_in_the_Acorn_Woodpecker/links/563273e608ae242468d9f817/Phylogeographic-patterns-of-differentiation-in-the-Acorn-Woodpecker.pdf
researchgate.net/figure/Cape-Region-vegetation-community-type-The-Sierra-La-Laguna-Biosphere-Reserve-SLLBR_fig1_342638855
researchgate.net/figure/Distribution-of-forest-types-in-the-Sierra-de-la-Laguna-Biosphere-Reserve-in-the-southern_fig1_237151825
amphibian-reptile-conservation.org/pdfs/Volume/Vol_17_nos_1-2/ARC_17_1-2_[General_Section]_57-142_e326_high_res.pdf
lacgeo.com/sierra-laguna-biosphere-reserve
oneearth.org/ecoregions/sierra-de-la-laguna-dry-forests
McMurdo Valleys
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019JG005153
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00248-013-0296-y
mdpi.com/2079-7737/3/3/466
cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/abs/lithic-microbial-ecosystems-of-antarcticas-mcmurdo-dry-valleys/0EFA8DDEF1D10D6A0B3C87BD2537E31F
researchgate.net/figure/Diatom-species-confirmed-from-the-McMurdo-Dry-Valleys-authorship-and-year-and_tbl1_237448827
https://ictar.aq/dry-valleys-biology/
mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/10/506
https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/biogeography-and-genetic-diversity-terrestrial-mites-ross-sea-region-antarctica
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a162/8af6425c20e37b20d0137317c64b8c689b38.pdf
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02723.x
mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/12/450
mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/10/506
mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/3/606
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12490
communities.springernature.com/posts/when-were-the-mcmurdo-dry-valleys-of-antarctica-last-wet
ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/8cb497c6-7f74-4e4a-b048-8e9fa23695fe/content
https://glaciers.pdx.edu/fountain/MyPapers/FountainEtAl2014_LandscapeAtRisk_DryValleysAntarctica.pdf
journalofbiogeographynews.org/2021/06/30/history-and-genetic-diversity-of-the-most-common-antarctic-lichens
ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/8cb497c6-7f74-4e4a-b048-8e9fa23695fe/content
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jbi.14101
https://asm2015.lternet.edu/content/taxonomic-and-ecological-diversity-mcmurdo-dry-valley-tardigrades/index.html
polartrec.com/expeditions/tough-tardigrades/journals/2017-01-09
sci.muni.cz/CPR/LP222012/LP-2_2-6.htm
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266651582200018X#:~:text=There%20are%2012%20species%20of,et%20al.%2C%202017).
researchgate.net/figure/Breeding-distribution-of-brown-Stercorarius-lonnbergi-and-south-polar-skuas-S_fig1_284067959
researchgate.net/figure/McMurdo-Dry-Valleys-Antarctica-Labeled-areas-represent-study-locations-and-major_fig2_264038744
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-017-2127-y
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ent-Mitt-Zool-Mus-Hamburg_10_0043-0056.pdf
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10048765
researchgate.net/figure/a-Distribution-of-springtail-species-shown-as-coloured-dots-with-ellipses-indicating_fig1_369438305
researchgate.net/figure/The-Onyx-river-flowing-westward-between-the-Asgaard-and-Olympus-Ranges-from-the_fig2_276158257
https://environments.aq/publications/diversity-of-antarctic-lakes-ponds-and-streams/
SEE PINNED COMMENT FOR SOURCES BEHIND THE DHOFAR MOUNTAINS
