Data_Sheet_2_Gullies and Moraines Are Islands of Biodiversity in an Arid, Mountain Landscape, Asgard Range, Antarctica.docx

• Main Authors: Adam J. Solon, Claire Mastrangelo, Lara Vimercati, Pacifica Sommers, John L. Darcy, Eli M. S. Gendron, Dorota L. Porazinska, S. K. Schmidt
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Microbial Ecology; Mycology; cold deserts; gullies; microbial oases; extremophiles; biological soil crusts; Bryum; cryobiosphere; Asgard Range; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; The Gully; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.654135.s002; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_2_Gullies_and_Moraines_Are_Islands_of_Biodiversity_in_an_Arid_Mountain_Landscape_Asgard_Range_Antarctica_docx/14760684

Cold, dry, and nutrient-poor, the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are among the most extreme terrestrial environments on Earth. Numerous studies have described microbial communities of low elevation soils and streams below glaciers, while less is known about microbial communities in higher elevati...