Microbial mat communities in response to recent changes in the physiochemical environment of the meltwater ponds on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1023-1032

  Sutherland, Donna L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctica; BIO ENV analysis; Cyanobacteria; Microbial mats; Physiochemical properties

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MELTWATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLAR REGION; POND; SAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO ICE SHELF;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 70349423747     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0601-x     Document Type: Article

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