Antarctic microbial diversity: The basis of polar ecosystem processes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1271-1293

  Wynn Williams, D D ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; biodiversity; BIOTAS; ecosystem; freshwater; marine; microbial; polar; processes; terrestrial

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROORGANISM; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANTARCTICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; HARNESS;

EID: 0030301491     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051979     Document Type: Article

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