Characterisation of microbial Mat communities in meltwater ponds of the McMurdo ice shelf, Antarctica

• Main Author: Jungblut, Anne Dorothee
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UNSW, Sydney 2007
• Subjects: Microbial mat communities; Cyanobacteria; Diversity; Antarctica; Nitrogen fixation; Cyanobacterial toxins; Microcystin; Lipid biomarkers; Microorganisms > Antarctica; Microbial populations > Antarctica; Melt ponds > Ecology > Antarctica; Bratina Island; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/40496; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/0145ffb0-1e41-49d9-a3ce-3432e7d971af/download; https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/17418

The investigation presented in this thesis examined the microbial and functional diversity of the meltwater ponds Fresh, Orange and Salt Ponds on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, near Bratina Island, Antarctica. These sites were chosen because of the ecological importance and absence of detailed characterisat...