Data_Sheet_1_Geomicrobiological Heterogeneity of Lithic Habitats in the Extreme Environment of Antarctic Nunataks: A Potential Early Mars Analog.PDF

• Main Authors: Miguel Ángel Fernández-Martínez (6662327), Miriam García-Villadangos (6205673), Mercedes Moreno-Paz (1265493), Valentin Gangloff (11067708), Daniel Carrizo (1894636), Yolanda Blanco (323180), Sergi González (11067711), Laura Sánchez-García (8715630), Olga Prieto-Ballesteros (9585709), Ianina Altshuler (111041), Lyle G. Whyte (6662330), Victor Parro (293965), Alberto G. Fairén (6662333)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Microbial Ecology; Mycology; polar microbiology; nunatak; environmental microbiology; terrestrial analogs of Martian habitats; astrobiology; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Livingston Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.670982.s001

Nunataks are permanent ice-free rocky peaks that project above ice caps in polar regions, thus being exposed to extreme climatic conditions throughout the year. They undergo extremely low temperatures and scarcity of liquid water in winter, while receiving high incident and reflected (albedo) UVA-B...