Microbial Species–Area Relationships in Antarctic Cryoconite Holes Depend on Productivity

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Pacifica Sommers, Dorota L. Porazinska, John L. Darcy, Eli M. S. Gendron, Lara Vimercati, Adam J. Solon, Steven K. Schmidt
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; bacteria; biogeography; cryoconite; eukaryotes; glacier; ISAR; species–area relationship; Antarctic; Canada; Taylor Glacier; Canada Glacier; Antarc*; glacier*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8111747

The island species–area relationship (ISAR) is a positive association between the number of species and the area of an isolated, island-like habitat. ISARs are ubiquitous across domains of life, yet the processes generating ISARs remain poorly understood, particularly for microbes. Larger and more p...