Cyanobacteria in cold environments
Cyanobacteria evolved under the harsh conditions of the Precambrian and their modern representatives retain a remarkable ability to adapt to and survive within extreme conditions. They dominate terrestrial and freshwater cold ecosystems of the Arctic, Antarctic and alpine regions, even though they d...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/17381 2024-04-21T07:48:32+00:00 Cyanobacteria in cold environments Les cyanobactéries dans les environnements froids Zakhia, Frederic Jungblut, Anne-Dorothee Taton, Arnaud Vincent, Warwick F Wilmotte, Annick 2007 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/17381 en eng Springer https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/17381 info:hdl:2268/17381 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess urn:isbn:978-3-540-74334-7 'Psychrophiles: from Biodiversity to Biotechnology, 121-135 (2007) cyanobacteria polar biotopes ecology diversity biogeography Life sciences Microbiology Environmental sciences & ecology Physical chemical mathematical & earth Sciences Sciences du vivant Microbiologie Sciences de l’environnement & écologie Physique chimie mathématiques & sciences de la terre book part http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248 info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2007 ftorbi 2024-03-27T14:42:38Z Cyanobacteria evolved under the harsh conditions of the Precambrian and their modern representatives retain a remarkable ability to adapt to and survive within extreme conditions. They dominate terrestrial and freshwater cold ecosystems of the Arctic, Antarctic and alpine regions, even though they do not seem to be specifically adapted to optimal growth at low temperatures. They play a major ecological role as they often are primary colonisers of substrates and major primary producers in these ecosystems. The application of molecular tools in combination with classic morphological techniques has begun to provide new insights into the real diversity of cyanobacteria and their biogeographical distribution in cold environments. Our survey of recent studies suggests complex distributional patterns of cyanobacteria, with cosmopolitan, endemic, and habitat-specific genotypes. This ongoing research will help to identify specific geographical areas that have unique microbial communities. However, many more studies are needed to unravel the enormous diversity of cyanobacteria and to better define their biogeographical patterns in cold environments. This is an urgent task in view of the climatic changes that will undoubtedly alter the structure and functioning of microbial communities in polar and alpine ecosystems. AMBIO Book Part Antarc* Antarctic University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) |
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cyanobacteria polar biotopes ecology diversity biogeography Life sciences Microbiology Environmental sciences & ecology Physical chemical mathematical & earth Sciences Sciences du vivant Microbiologie Sciences de l’environnement & écologie Physique chimie mathématiques & sciences de la terre Zakhia, Frederic Jungblut, Anne-Dorothee Taton, Arnaud Vincent, Warwick F Wilmotte, Annick Cyanobacteria in cold environments |
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Cyanobacteria evolved under the harsh conditions of the Precambrian and their modern representatives retain a remarkable ability to adapt to and survive within extreme conditions. They dominate terrestrial and freshwater cold ecosystems of the Arctic, Antarctic and alpine regions, even though they do not seem to be specifically adapted to optimal growth at low temperatures. They play a major ecological role as they often are primary colonisers of substrates and major primary producers in these ecosystems. The application of molecular tools in combination with classic morphological techniques has begun to provide new insights into the real diversity of cyanobacteria and their biogeographical distribution in cold environments. Our survey of recent studies suggests complex distributional patterns of cyanobacteria, with cosmopolitan, endemic, and habitat-specific genotypes. This ongoing research will help to identify specific geographical areas that have unique microbial communities. However, many more studies are needed to unravel the enormous diversity of cyanobacteria and to better define their biogeographical patterns in cold environments. This is an urgent task in view of the climatic changes that will undoubtedly alter the structure and functioning of microbial communities in polar and alpine ecosystems. AMBIO |
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Zakhia, Frederic Jungblut, Anne-Dorothee Taton, Arnaud Vincent, Warwick F Wilmotte, Annick |
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Zakhia, Frederic Jungblut, Anne-Dorothee Taton, Arnaud Vincent, Warwick F Wilmotte, Annick |
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