Analysis of Soil Microbial Communities in Young and Old Vascular Plants Ecosystems on the Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Author: Kolander, Tammy
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato 2007
• Subjects: Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Stepping Stones; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2007/poster-session-C/5

The average temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula has risen > 2.9°C over the past 50 years. This has caused a number of glaciers to recede, leaving behind newly exposed soil with minute amounts of organic matter. This creates an ideal location for a microbial successional study. We sought to inv...