Antarctic microbial biodiversity: the importance of geographical and ecological factors

• Main Authors: Wilmotte, Annick, De Carvalho Maalouf, Pedro, De Wever, Aaike, Obbels, Dagmar, Peeters, Karolien, Verleyen, Elie, Vyverman, Wim, Willems, Anne
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; bacteria; Antarctic microbial biodiversity; cyanobacteria; algae; Antarctica; Antarctic; Baas; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/978400; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-978400

Two contrasting views dominate the vivid debate on microbial biogeography. Proponents of the ubiquity or Baas-Becking hypothesis, which states that ‘everything is everywhere, but the environment selects’, argue that unlimited dispersal prevents isolation and thus allopatric speciation. Opponents of...