Fungal community assessment in Canadian arctic soils from Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.

• Other Authors: Lee, Young Joo Jenny (Author), Egger, Keith (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2010
• Subjects: Fungal communities > Nunavut > Ellesmere Island; Soils > Nunavut > Ellesmere Island; QK604.2.C64 L44 2010; Arctic; Nunavut; Ellesmere Island; Alexandra Fiord
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A16125; https://doi.org/10.24124/2010/bpgub792

Fungal communities in arctic soils tend to be less diverse compared to the communities in temperate forest soils due to the harsher environmental conditions. Even in a single arctic site such as Alexandra Fiord, considered a terrestrial arctic oasis, fungal diversity is expected to be lower compared...