Energetic and Environmental Constraints on the Community Structure of Benthic Microbial Mats in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica

• Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology
• Main Authors: Dillon, Megan L., Hawes, Ian, Jungblut, Anne D., Mackey, Tyler J., Eisen, Jonathan A., Doran, Peter T., Sumner, Dawn Y.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; energy; Lake Fryxell; microbial mat; Oxygen; Photosynthetically Active Radiation; Fryxell; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/582; https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz207; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/geo_pubs/article/1581/viewcontent/582.pdf

© 2020 FEMS 2020. Ecological communities are regulated by the flow of energy through environments. Energy flow is typically limited by access to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and oxygen concentration (O2). The microbial mats growing on the bottom of Lake Fryxell, Antarctica, have well-de...