FINE STRUCTURE OF A TERRESTRIAL CYANOBACTERIAL MAT FROM ANTARCTICA 1

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Davey, Martin C., Clarke, Ken J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1992
• Subjects: Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3646.1992.00199.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0022-3646.1992.00199.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0022-3646.1992.00199.x

ABSTRACT The fine structure of a cyanobacterial mat collected from the fellfield ecosystems of Signy Island, Antarctica, was examined using some novel light and scanning electron microscope techniques. The mat was up to 5 mm thick and was distinctly layered. The surface of the mat consisted of nonli...