Cyanobacterial diversity for an anthropogenic impact assessment in the Sør Rondane Mountains area, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Fernández-Carazo, Rafael, Namsaraev, Zorigto, Mano, Marie-Jose, Ertz, Damien, Wilmotte, Annick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2011
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Sør-Rondane; Sør Rondane Mountains; Utsteinen; Utsteinen Nunatak; Ketelersbreen; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102011000824; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102011000824

Abstract The recently inaugurated Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station has been built in the Sør Rondane Mountains (Dronning Maud Land). The construction site is situated close to the Utsteinen Nunatak (71°57′S, 23°20′E), on a granite ridge. Prior to the survey and construction activities, the site ha...