Bacterial diversity associated with ornithogenic soil of the Ross Sea region, AntarcticaThis article is one of a selection of papers in the Special Issue on Polar and Alpine Microbiology.

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Aislabie, J., Jordan, S., Ayton, J., Klassen, J. L., Barker, G. M., Turner, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2009
• Subjects: Cape Bird; Cape Hallett; Hallett; Ross Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/w08-126; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/W08-126; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/W08-126

In the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, ornithogenic soils form on land under Adélie Penguin rookeries. Compared with mineral soils of the Ross Sea region, ornithogenic soils are generally high in microbial biomass, organic carbon, and total nitrogen and phosphorus, with high electrical conductivity a...