The resistance of viable permafrost algae to simulated environmental stresses: Implications for astrobiology

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-177

  Vishnivetskaya, T A ^a   Spirina, E V ^a   Shatilovich, A V ^a   Erokhina, L G ^b   Vorobyova, E A ^c   Gilichinsky, D A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antarctica; astrobiology; biotic survival; cyanobacteria; freezing; green algae; permafrost; Siberia; thawing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750338184     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550403001575     Document Type: Article

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