Dewfall as a water source frequently activates the endolithic cyanobacterial communities in the granites of Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Büdel, Burkhard, Bendix, Jörg, Bicker, Fritz R., Green, T.G. Allan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
• Subjects: Antarctica; chl fluorescence; Chroococcidiopsis; dew activation; Dry Valleys; endolithic cyanobacteria; microclimate; radiocarbon age; water source; Antarctic; Arctic; Falconer; Linnaeus Terrace; Rime; Ross Dependency; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica Journal
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6360; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00608.x

Endolithic photosynthetic microorganisms like cyanobacteria and algae are well known from savannas and deserts of the world, the high Arctic, and also Antarctic habitats like the Dry Valleys in the Ross Dependency. These endolithic microbial communities are thought to be at the limits of life with r...