Environmental control on the distribution of metabolic strategies of benthic microbial mats in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Megan L Dillon, Ian Hawes, Anne D Jungblut, Tyler J Mackey, Jonathan A Eisen, Peter T Doran, Dawn Y Sumner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231053; https://doaj.org/article/55cf5b8e182745daa71d6a2bccbf8fdd

Ecological theories posit that heterogeneity in environmental conditions greatly affects community structure and function. However, the degree to which ecological theory developed using plant- and animal-dominated systems applies to microbiomes is unclear. Investigating the metabolic strategies foun...