The Pyramid Trough Wetland: environmental and biological diversity in a newly created Antarctic protected area

• Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology
• Main Authors: Jungblut, Anne D., Wood, Susanna A., Hawes, Ian, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Harris, Colin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: cyanobacteria; 16S rRNA gene; microbial mat; wetland; Antarctica; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Pyramid; The Pyramid; Pyramid Trough; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6777; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01380.x

The Pyramid Trough (Lat 78°S) has recently gained protection under the Antarctic Treaty system, owing to its wetland values. Here, we describe the microbial diversity of this system, with emphasis on cyanobacteria, and evaluate environment–biota relationships. Geochemistry separates ponds along hydr...