Stochastic and Deterministic Effects of a Moisture Gradient on Soil Microbial Communities in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Stochastic and Deterministic Effects of a Moisture Gradient on Soil Microbial Communities in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Antarctic soil supports surface microbial communities that are dependent on ephemeral moisture. Understanding the response to availability of this resource is essential to predicting how the system will respond to climate change. The McMurdo Dry Valleys are the largest ice-free soil region in Antarc...

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Main Authors: Kevin C. Lee, Tancredi Caruso, Stephen D.J. Archer, Len N. Gillman, Maggie C.Y. Lau, S. Craig Cary, Charles K. Lee, Stephen B. Pointing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Antarctica
dry valleys
hyporheic
oligotrophic
soil bacteria
soil fungi
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02619/full

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