Gullies and Moraines Are Islands of Biodiversity in an Arid, Mountain Landscape, Asgard Range, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Solon, Adam J., Mastrangelo, Claire, Vimercati, Lara, Sommers, Pacifica, Darcy, John L., Gendron, Eli M. S., Porazinska, Dorota L., Schmidt, S. K.
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology (medical); Microbiology; Asgard Range; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; The Gully; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.654135; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.654135/full

Cold, dry, and nutrient-poor, the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are among the most extreme terrestrial environments on Earth. Numerous studies have described microbial communities of low elevation soils and streams below glaciers, while less is known about microbial communities in higher elevati...