The cyanobacterial community of polygon soils at an inland Antarctic nunatak

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Brinkmann, Marcus, Pearce, David, Convey, Peter, Ott, Sieglinde
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2007
• Subjects: C500 Microbiology; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Coal nunatak; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/25146/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-007-0311-1

Inland Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity are poorly understood in comparison with Antarctic coastal regions. Microorganisms, as primary colonists, are integral to Antarctic soil ecosystem development, essential for pedogenesis and structuring the soil, and providing the nutrients nec...