Abiotic factors influence microbial diversity in permanently cold soil horizons of a maritime-associated Antarctic Dry Valley

• Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology
• Main Authors: Stomeo, Francesca, Makhalanyane, T.P., Valverde, A., Pointing, S.B., Stevens, M.I., Cary, C.S., Tuffin, M.I., Cowan, D.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2015
• Subjects: environment; Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Miers; Miers Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68338; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01360.x

The McMurdo Dry Valleys collectively comprise the most extensive ice-free region in Antarctica and are considered one of the coldest arid environments on Earth. In low-altitude maritime-associated valleys, mineral soil profiles show distinct horizontal structuring, with a surface arid zone overlying...