Molecular Analysis of Geographic Patterns of Eukaryotic Diversity in Antarctic Soils

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Lawley, Blair, Ripley, Sarah, Bridge, Paul, Convey, Peter
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2004
• Subjects: Microbial Ecology; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC522059; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15466539; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.70.10.5963-5972.2004

We describe the application of molecular biological techniques to estimate eukaryotic diversity (primarily fungi, algae, and protists) in Antarctic soils across a latitudinal and environmental gradient between approximately 60 and 87°S. The data were used to (i) test the hypothesis that diversity wo...