Spatial variation in microbial communities associated with sea-ice algae in Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica

• Published in: Microbiology
• Main Authors: Vadillo Gonzalez, Sebastian, Clark, Graeme F., Johnston, Emma L., Turney, Chris S. M., Fogwill, Christopher J., Steinberg, Peter D., Marzinelli, Ezequiel M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Microbiology Society 2022
• Subjects: algae; Antarctic sea-ice; B09B iceberg; carbon cycle; Mertz Glacier; microbiome; nitrogen cycle and variability; Antarctic; Commonwealth Bay; East Antarctica; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice algae; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001176; http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17873

Antarctic sea-ice forms a complex and dynamic system that drives many ecological processes in the Southern Ocean. Sea-ice microalgae and their associated microbial communities are understood to influence nutrient flow and allocation in marine polar environments. Sea-ice microalgae and their microbio...