Preliminary Analysis of Life within a Former Subglacial Lake Sediment in Antarctica

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Gavin Burns, Charles S. Cockell, Michael A. S. Thorne, Dominic A. Hodgson, David A. Pearce
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; bacteria; biodiversity; lake; polar; subglacial; sediment; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Hodgson; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d5030680; https://doaj.org/article/c34029ce6ca74367bdd37604ad81dacb

Since the first descriptions of Antarctic subglacial lakes, there has been a growing interest and awareness of the possibility that life will exist and potentially thrive in these unique and little known environments. The unusual combination of selection pressures, and isolation from the rest of the...