Arctic microbial ecosystems and impacts of extreme warming during the International Polar Year

Polar Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-180

  Vincent, Warwick F ^a   Whyte, Lyle G ^b   Lovejoy, Connie ^c   Greer, Charles W ^d   Laurion, Isabelle ^e   Suttle, Curtis A ^f   Corbeil, Jacques ^g   Mueller, Derek R ^h  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Départment de biologie   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^e CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g Infectiology and Cancer Research Centres   (Canada)

^h TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biodiversity; Climate change; Ecosystems; Ice; Microbiology; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA; EXTREME EVENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PERMAFROST; PROTIST; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS; WARD HUNT ISLAND;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 70649112285     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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