Lifting the veil on arid-to-hyperarid Antarctic soil microbiomes: a tale of two oases

• Main Authors: Zhang, Eden, Thibaut, Loïc M., Terauds, Aleks, Raven, Mark, Tanaka, Mark M., Dorst, Josie Van, Wong, Sin Yin, Crane, Sally, Ferrari, Belinda C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2020
• Subjects: Microbiology; FOS Biological sciences; Ecology; Antarctic; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Windmill Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4896753; https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Lifting_the_veil_on_arid-to-hyperarid_Antarctic_soil_microbiomes_a_tale_of_two_oases/4896753

Abstract Background Resident soil microbiota play key roles in sustaining the core ecosystem processes of terrestrial Antarctica, often involving unique taxa with novel functional traits. However, the full scope of biodiversity and the niche-neutral processes underlying these communities remain uncl...