Chlorophyta, Xanthophyceae and Cyanobacteria in Wright Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Novis, Phil M., Aislabie, Jackie, Turner, Susan, McLeod, Malcolm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Victoria Land; Miers; Wright Valley; Miers Valley; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102015000164; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102015000164

Abstract Wright Valley, Victoria Land contains numerous aquatic habitats suitable for the growth of algae in summer. Excepting diatoms and lichen phycobionts, algal diversity and distribution in the valley was documented. Using cultures and environmental cloning eight cyanobacterial and 14 eukaryoti...