Benthic microbial communities of coastal terrestrial and ice shelf Antarctic meltwater ponds.

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Archer, Stephen David James, McDonald, Ian R., Herbold, Craig W., Lee, Charles Kai-Wu, Cary, S. Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; benthic; biogeography; microbial; pond; Bratina Island; McMurdo Sound; Miers; Miers Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9424; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00485

The numerous perennial meltwater ponds distributed throughout Antarctica represent diverse and productive ecosystems central to the ecological functioning of the surrounding ultra oligotrophic environment. The dominant taxa in the pond benthic communities have been well described however, little is...