Pristine Antarctica: Threats and Protection

Molecular technologies have shown unequivocally that much of Antarctica’s biological value and diversity lies in its microbiota. Microbial diversity varies greatly over small spatial scales, and there may be high levels of endemism in some groups. At the 2012 SCAR Open Science Conference, .70% of sc...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Hughes, K.A., Cary, S.C, Cowan, D.A, Lovejoy, C, Vincent, W, Wilmotte, Annick
Other Authors: CIP - Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines - ULiège
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
Subjects:
Antarctic
Conservation
Microbial contamination
Biosecurity
Life sciences
Environmental sciences & ecology
Microbiology
Sciences du vivant
Sciences de l’environnement & écologie
Microbiologie
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/151571
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102013000047
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Summary:Molecular technologies have shown unequivocally that much of Antarctica’s biological value and diversity lies in its microbiota. Microbial diversity varies greatly over small spatial scales, and there may be high levels of endemism in some groups. At the 2012 SCAR Open Science Conference, .70% of scientific presentations by terrestrial biologists concerned microbiology, and the topic features prominently in the newly approved SCAR biology programmes State of the Antarctic Ecosystem (AntEco) and Antarctic Thresholds - Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation (AnT-ERA). The future looks bright for Antarctic microbiology - but some significant threats need to be addressed and resolved. AMBIO, BIPOLES, CCAMBIO

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