Gullies and Moraines Are Islands of Biodiversity in an Arid, Mountain Landscape, Asgard Range, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Adam J. Solon, Claire Mastrangelo, Lara Vimercati, Pacifica Sommers, John L. Darcy, Eli M. S. Gendron, Dorota L. Porazinska, S. K. Schmidt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: cold deserts; gullies; microbial oases; extremophiles; biological soil crusts; Bryum; Microbiology; QR1-502; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; The Gully; Asgard Range; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.654135; https://doaj.org/article/07419b387fa0491cb10fcb88c5b70c14

Cold, dry, and nutrient-poor, the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are among the most extreme terrestrial environments on Earth. Numerous studies have described microbial communities of low elevation soils and streams below glaciers, while less is known about microbial communities in higher elevati...