Environmental control on the distribution of metabolic strategies of benthic microbial mats in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Dillon, Megan L., Hawes, Ian, Jungblut, Anne D., Mackey, Tyler J., Eisen, Jonathan A., Doran, Peter T., Sumner, Dawn Y.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1629511; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1629511; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231053

Ecological theories posit that heterogeneity in environmental conditions greatly affects community structure and function. However, the degree to which ecological theory developed using plant- and animal-dominated systems applies to microbiomes is unclear. Investigating the metabolic strategies foun...