Micro-Eukaryotic Diversity in Hypolithons from Miers Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Jarishma Gokul, Angel Valverde, Marla Tuffin, Stephen Cary, Don Cowan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; micro-eukaryotes; hypoliths; Antarctic; Miers; Miers Valley; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology2010331

The discovery of extensive and complex hypolithic communities in both cold and hot deserts has raised many questions regarding their ecology, biodiversity and relevance in terms of regional productivity. However, most hypolithic research has focused on the bacterial elements of the community. This s...