Unrecognized diversity and distribution of soil algae from Maritime Antarctica (Fildes Peninsula, King George Island)

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Nataliya Rybalka, Matthias Blanke, Ana Tzvetkova, Angela Noll, Christian Roos, Jens Boy, Diana Boy, Daniel Nimptsch, Roberto Godoy, Thomas Friedl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: soil algae; green algae; Xanthophyceae; Antarctica; Fildes Peninsula; paired-end (ITS2) sequencing; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; King George Island; Plateau Mountain; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1118747; https://doaj.org/article/4468adbde8134f46b28fac3b34d4ac69

IntroductionEukaryotic algae in the top few centimeters of fellfield soils of ice-free Maritime Antarctica have many important effects on their habitat, such as being significant drivers of organic matter input into the soils and reducing the impact of wind erosion by soil aggregate formation. To be...