Physiological Ecology of Microorganisms in Subglacial Lake Whillans

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Vick-Majors, Trista J., Mitchell, Andrew C., Achberger, Amanda M., Christner, Brent C., Dore, John E., Michaud, Alexander B., Mikucki, Jill A., Purcell, Alicia M., Skidmore, Mark L., Priscu, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Whillans; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/12669

Subglacial microbial habitats are widespread in glaciated regions of our planet. Some of these environments have been isolated from the atmosphere and from sunlight for many thousands of years. Consequently, ecosystem processes must rely on energy gained from the oxidation of inorganic substrates or...