Preliminary investigation of the thermal biosystem of Mount Rittmann fumaroles (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica)

Antarctic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-126

  Bargagli, R ^a   Broady, P A ^b   Walton, D W H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

colonization; continental Antarctica; geothermal ground; physico chemical properties

Indexed keywords

MOSS; PROTOZOA;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND, MOUNT RITTMANN;

CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOPHYCEAE; POHLIA NUTANS;

EID: 0030304512     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102096000181     Document Type: Article

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