Fungal Diversity in a Dark Oligotrophic Volcanic Ecosystem (DOVE) on Mount Erebus, Antarctica

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Hubert Staudigel, Laurie Connell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; fungal community; volcano; Mt. Erebus; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Mount Erebus; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology2020798; https://doaj.org/article/238a920690be4d89a8aa30fbaba9ad44

Fumarolic Ice caves on Antarctica’s Mt. Erebus contain a dark oligotrophic volcanic ecosystem (DOVE) and represent a deep biosphere habitat that can provide insight into microbial communities that utilize energy sources other than photosynthesis. The community assembly and role of fungi in these env...