Molecular ecology of chasmoendolithic environments in Miers Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Yung, Cheuk-man., 容卓敏.
• Other Authors: Pointing, SB
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
• Subjects: Molecular ecology - Antarctica - McMurdo Dry Valleys; Microbial ecology - Antarctica - McMurdo Dry Valleys; Rocks - Antarctica - McMurdo Dry Valleys; Antarctic; East Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Miers; Miers Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5353/th_b4784999; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/174557

The McMurdo Dry Valleys comprise some 4,800km2 of ice-free terrain in east Antarctica and this constitutes the coldest and most arid desert on Earth. The ecosystem of the Dry Valleys is characterized by microbial processes since environmental extremes severely limit higher plant and animal life. A m...