Microbial diversity of Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soil

• Main Author: Moodley, Kamini
• Other Authors: Cowan, D., Dept. of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of the Western Cape 2004
• Subjects: Soil microbiology; Microbial ecology; Antarctica; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Miers; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1596

Magister Scientiae - MSc Antarctica provides some of the most extreme environments on earth. Low temperatures, low water availability and nutrient deficiency are contributing factors to the limited colonisation of Antarctic biotopes, particularly in the continental Dry Valleys. The survival of micro...