Functional ecology of microbial freshwater communities from Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island, Antarctica)

• Main Author: Rochera Cordellat, Carlos
• Other Authors: Camacho González, Antonio, Departament de Microbiologia i Ecologia
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: UNESCO::CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA; Austral; Livingston Island; Byers; Byers peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10550/24365

This thesis studies the microbial communities inhabiting freshwater ecosystems of Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island, Antarctica). This is an ice-free area of around 60 km2 that holds numerous lakes, ponds, rivers and wetlands. As a deglaciated region, the functioning of aquatic ecosystems is very c...