Studies of Soil Microorganisms, Inuvik, Northwest Territories

A study of soil microorganisms of the Inuvik area (68°21'N, 133°40'W) was carried out during the summer of 1964. In almost all samples taken, psychrophilic, mesophilic, and especially thermophilic bacteria were found in greater numbers than in samples obtained from northern and southwester...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Boyd, William L., Boyd, Josephine W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1971
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66182
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Summary:A study of soil microorganisms of the Inuvik area (68°21'N, 133°40'W) was carried out during the summer of 1964. In almost all samples taken, psychrophilic, mesophilic, and especially thermophilic bacteria were found in greater numbers than in samples obtained from northern and southwestern Alaska. These studies also demonstrated that the soil microflora in this area was more varied physiologically and metabolically than in its Alaskan counterpart, and that the Canadian soils were warmer, had better drainage, and had certain chemical and physical properties that could account for the differences in bacterial numbers. Études sur les microorganismes du sol, Inuvik, T. du N.-O. Au cours de l’été de 1964, on a mené une étude des microorganismes du sol dans la région d’Inuvik (68°21'N., 133°40'W.). Dans tous les échantillons recueillis les bactéries psychrophiles, mésophiles et surtout thermophiles ont été trouvées en plus grand nombre que dans des échantillons provenant du Nord et du sud-ouest de l’Alaska. Ces études ont aussi démontré que dans cette région, la microflore du sol était physiologiquement et métaboliquement plus variée que son équivalent alaskien, et que les sols canadiens étaient plus chauds et mieux drainés, et possédaient certaines propriétés chimiques et physiques qui pourraient expliquer ces différences dans les comptages de bactéries.