Carbon Pathways Through the Food Web of a Microbial Mat From Byers Peninsula, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Pablo Almela, David Velázquez, Eugenio Rico, Ana Justel, Antonio Quesada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: microbial mats; Antarctica; cyanobacteria; trophic web; carbon pathways; stable isotopes; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00628; https://doaj.org/article/33f92785c8b5467d95d343674db0aea0

Microbial mats are complex communities that represent a large biomass fraction in non-marine Antarctic ecosystems. They confer structure to soils and constitute, by themselves, intricate microecosystems, where a great variety of microorganisms and microfauna contributes to the ecosystem functions. A...