Environmental drivers that influence microalgal species in meltwater pools on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Sutherland, DL, Howard-Williams, C, Ralph, P, Hawes, I
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SPRINGER 2021
• Subjects: 06 Biological Sciences; Marine Biology & Hydrobiology; Antarctic; McMurdo Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10453/145938

© 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Rich in both microbial mat biomass and species diversity, the meltwater ponds of the McMurdo Ice Shelf (MIS) form important biodiversity and productivity elements in an otherwise barren landscape. These ponds are thought to be sensitive...