Tolerance of pennate diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) to experimental freezing: comparison of polar and temperate strains

• Published in: Phycologia
• Main Authors: Hejdukova, Eva, Pinseel, Eveline, Vanormelingen, Pieter, Nedbalova, Linda, Elster, Josef, Vyverman, Wim, Sabbe, Koen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Biology; Arctic; Ross Island; Vega Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1614160151162165141

Abstract: Although polar regions are characterised by extreme environment conditions with overall low temperatures and often pronounced diurnal to seasonal temperature fluctuations, diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) thrive in a wide range of nonmarine polar habitats, suggesting that they are well adapted...