Lean and keen: microbial activity in soils from the Maritime Antarctic

• Published in: European Journal of Soil Science
• Main Authors: Hopkins, David W., Dennis, Paul G., Rushton, Steven P., Newsham, Kevin K., O'Donnell, Tony G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; biomass; carbon; latitude; microorganisms; respiration; 1111 Soil Science; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Guano; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3d585e3

The soils of the Maritime and sub-Antarctic experience extreme environmental conditions but nonetheless host biological communities that can survive low temperatures, limited water availability and short day lengths or even the complete absence of solar radiation during the winter. We determined the...