Lipid Biomarkers From Microbial Mats on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica: Signatures for Life in the Cryosphere

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Evans, Thomas W, Kalambokidis, Maria J, Jungblut, Anne D, Millar, Jasmin L, Bauersachs, Thorsten, Grotheer, Hendrik, Mackey, Tyler J, Hawes, Ian, Summons, Roger E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Lake Vanda; McMurdo Dry Valleys; McMurdo Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Vanda; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/57480/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/57480/1/Lipid%20Biomarkers%20From%20Microbial%20Mats%20on%20the%20McMurdo%20Ice%20Shelf,%20Antarctica%20Signatures%20for%20Life%20in%20the%20Cryosphere.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.a0ba102d-ee4f-435c-bcb6-205f8e514309

<jats:p>Persistent cold temperatures, a paucity of nutrients, freeze-thaw cycles, and the strongly seasonal light regime make Antarctica one of Earth’s least hospitable surface environments for complex life. Cyanobacteria, however, are well-adapted to such conditions and are often the dominant...