Antarctic cyanobacterial diversity: how important are the geographical and ecological factors?

On the Antarctic continent, cyanobacteria produce conspicuous benthic microbial mats in lakes, from the coastal regions to the mountains (till 84°S). However, little is known about theirl biodiversity in comparison with other regions of the world. The BelSPO project AMBIO aimed to test whether (i) m...

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Main Authors: De Carvalho Maalouf, Pedro, Lambion, Alexandre, Gillard, Benjamin, Verleyen, Elie, Vyverman, Wim, Wilmotte, Annick
Other Authors: CIP - Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines - ULiège
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
cyanobacteria
Antarctic
Biogeography
Life sciences
Biochemistry
biophysics & molecular biology
Microbiology
Sciences du vivant
Biochimie
biophysique & biologie moléculaire
Microbiologie
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Antarctique*
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/142086
https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/142086/1/aMBIOBRasil.doc
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Summary:On the Antarctic continent, cyanobacteria produce conspicuous benthic microbial mats in lakes, from the coastal regions to the mountains (till 84°S). However, little is known about theirl biodiversity in comparison with other regions of the world. The BelSPO project AMBIO aimed to test whether (i) microbial communities are structured by the same factors as those shaping communities of macroorganisms, and (ii) endemism among cyanobacteria does exist. We have analyzed the cyanobacterial biodiversity in a variety of aquatic habitats from the three main biogeographical regions (Continental, Maritime Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic) and determined the ‘baseline’ data needed to understand the contribution of various processes that are responsible for the distribution patterns. AMBIO

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