Elemental and fatty acid composition of snow algae in arctic habitats

Elemental and fatty acid composition of snow algae in arctic habitats

Red, orange or green snow is the macroscopic phenomenon comprising different eukaryotic algae. Little is known about the ecology and nutrient regimes in these algal communities. Therefore, 8 snow algal communities from 5 intensively tinted snow fields in western-Spitsbergen were analysed for nutrien...

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Main Authors: Elly eSpijkerman, Alexander eWacker, Guntram eWeithoff, Thomas eLeya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Ecology
Lipids
Nutrients
extremophiles
Arctic snow fields
cellular C:N:P ratio
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00380/full

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