Ecology and Biogeography of Freshwater Diatoms in Ponds of McMurdo Dry Valleys and Parts of the Ross Island

• Main Author: Sakaeva, Aneliya
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: CU Scholar 2014
• Subjects: freshwater diatoms; McMurdo Dry Valleys; ponds; microbial life; habitat preference; Environmental Studies; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Austral; Ross Island; McMurdo Station; Taylor Valley; Wright Valley; Labyrinth; Royds; Cape Royds; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://scholar.colorado.edu/envs_gradetds/20; https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=envs_gradetds

The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) and the exposed coastal areas of the nearby Ross Island in Antarctica represent some of the coldest, driest places in the world. However, during the austral summer warmer temperatures and constant sunlight allow microbial life to flourish nearly anywhere there is water...