Inorganic species distribution and microbial diversity within high arctic cryptoendolithic habitats

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 740-752

  Omelon, Christopher R ^a,c   Pollard, Wayne H ^b   Ferris, F Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALGA; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GEOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PH;

ALGAE; ALUMINUM; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; CALCIUM; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; GEOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; QUARTZ; SILICON;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI;

EID: 35448979512     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9235-0     Document Type: Article

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