The Biodiversity and Geochemistry of Cryoconite Holes in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Stefanie Lutz, Lori A. Ziolkowski, Liane G. Benning
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Cryoconite holes; Antarctica; high-throughput sequencing; bacteria; eukaryotes; carbon; 13 C; 14 C; Arctic; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Queen Maud Land; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7060160

Cryoconite holes are oases of microbial diversity on ice surfaces. In contrast to the Arctic, where during the summer most cryoconite holes are ‘open’, in Continental Antarctica they are most often ‘lidded’ or completely frozen year-round. Thus, they represent ideal systems for the study of microbia...