Life in Antarctic Deserts and other Cold Dry Environments
The McMurdo Dry Valleys form the largest relatively ice-free area on the Antarctic continent. The perennially ice-covered lakes, ephemeral streams and extensive areas of exposed soil are subject to low temperatures, limited precipitation and salt accumulation. The dry valleys thus represent a region...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9780511712258 2024-09-15T17:44:00+00:00 Life in Antarctic Deserts and other Cold Dry Environments Astrobiological Analogs Doran, Peter T. Lyons, W. Berry McKnight, Diane M. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511712258 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9780521889193 9780511712258 edited-book 2010 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511712258 2024-08-07T04:04:41Z The McMurdo Dry Valleys form the largest relatively ice-free area on the Antarctic continent. The perennially ice-covered lakes, ephemeral streams and extensive areas of exposed soil are subject to low temperatures, limited precipitation and salt accumulation. The dry valleys thus represent a region where life approaches its environmental limits. This unique ecosystem has been studied for several decades as an analog to environments on other planets, particularly Mars. For the first time, the detailed terrestrial research of the dry valleys is brought together here, presented from an astrobiological perspective. Chapters include a discussion on the history of research in the valleys, a geological background of the valleys, setting them up as analogs for Mars, followed by chapters on the various sub-environments in the valleys such as lakes, glaciers and soils. Includes concluding chapters on biodiversity and other analog environments on Earth. Book Antarc* Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys Cambridge University Press Cambridge |
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The McMurdo Dry Valleys form the largest relatively ice-free area on the Antarctic continent. The perennially ice-covered lakes, ephemeral streams and extensive areas of exposed soil are subject to low temperatures, limited precipitation and salt accumulation. The dry valleys thus represent a region where life approaches its environmental limits. This unique ecosystem has been studied for several decades as an analog to environments on other planets, particularly Mars. For the first time, the detailed terrestrial research of the dry valleys is brought together here, presented from an astrobiological perspective. Chapters include a discussion on the history of research in the valleys, a geological background of the valleys, setting them up as analogs for Mars, followed by chapters on the various sub-environments in the valleys such as lakes, glaciers and soils. Includes concluding chapters on biodiversity and other analog environments on Earth. |
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Cambridge University Press |
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