Evaluating Alternative Metacommunity Hypotheses for Diatoms in the McMurdo Dry Valleys Using Simulations and Remote Sensing Data

• Published in: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Eric R. Sokol, J. E. Barrett, Tyler J. Kohler, Diane M. McKnight, Mark R. Salvatore, Lee F. Stanish
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; Bacillariophyceae; Nostoc; dispersal; stream ecology; Evolution; QH359-425; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.521668; https://doaj.org/article/423bbdde2d784503a9fe057eb45a1dc0

Diatoms are diverse and widespread freshwater Eukaryotes that make excellent microbial subjects for addressing questions in metacommunity ecology. In the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, the simple trophic structure of glacier-fed streams provides an ideal outdoor laboratory where well-described d...