The metabolic regimes of flowing waters
The processes and biomass that characterize any ecosystem are fundamentally constrained
by the total amount of energy that is either fixed within or delivered across its boundaries …
by the total amount of energy that is either fixed within or delivered across its boundaries …
A prospectus for periphyton: recent and future ecological research
ST Larned - Journal of the North American Benthological …, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
The presence, abundance, composition, and growth of periphyton are controlled or
influenced by 5 broad classes of environmental variation: disturbances, stressors, resources …
influenced by 5 broad classes of environmental variation: disturbances, stressors, resources …
Microbial community composition of the Antarctic ecosystems: Review of the bacteria, fungi, and archaea identified through an NGS-based metagenomics approach
VV Doytchinov, SG Dimov - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antarctica represents a unique environment, both due to the extreme meteorological and
geological conditions that govern it and the relative isolation from human influences that …
geological conditions that govern it and the relative isolation from human influences that …
Polar microalgae: new approaches towards understanding adaptations to an extreme and changing environment
BR Lyon, T Mock - Biology, 2014 - mdpi.com
Polar Regions are unique and highly prolific ecosystems characterized by extreme
environmental gradients. Photosynthetic autotrophs, the base of the food web, have had to …
environmental gradients. Photosynthetic autotrophs, the base of the food web, have had to …
Persistent effects of a discrete warming event on a polar desert ecosystem
A discrete warming event (December 21, 2001–January 12, 2002) in the McMurdo Dry
Valleys, Antarctica, enhanced glacier melt, stream flow, and melting of permafrost. Effects of …
Valleys, Antarctica, enhanced glacier melt, stream flow, and melting of permafrost. Effects of …
Microbial geomorphology: a neglected link between life and landscape
HA Viles - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
Whilst recognition is increasing that life and landscapes are intimately related, as evidenced
by growing research into ecosystem engineering, biogeomorphology and allied topics, the …
by growing research into ecosystem engineering, biogeomorphology and allied topics, the …
Don Juan Pond, Antarctica: Near-surface CaCl2-brine feeding Earth's most saline lake and implications for Mars
The discovery on Mars of recurring slope lineae (RSL), thought to represent seasonal
brines, has sparked interest in analogous environments on Earth. We report on new studies …
brines, has sparked interest in analogous environments on Earth. We report on new studies …
Do cryoconite holes have the potential to be significant sources of C, N, and P to downstream depauperate ecosystems of Taylor Valley, Antarctica?
Nutrient recycling occurs in hydrologically isolated cryoconite holes on the glaciers of the
McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Biogeochemical processes enrich the cryoconite holes …
McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Biogeochemical processes enrich the cryoconite holes …
Microbial community composition of transiently wetted Antarctic Dry Valley soils
TD Niederberger, JA Sohm, TE Gunderson… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
During the summer months, wet (hyporheic) soils associated with ephemeral streams and
lake edges in the Antarctic Dry Valleys (DVs) become hotspots of biological activity and are …
lake edges in the Antarctic Dry Valleys (DVs) become hotspots of biological activity and are …
[HTML][HTML] Decrypting the stream periphyton physical habitat of recently deglaciated floodplains
M Roncoroni, D Mancini, F Miesen, T Müller… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid recession of glaciers is exposing large zones to the development of embryonic
phototrophic ecosystems and eventual ecological succession. Traditionally, succession …
phototrophic ecosystems and eventual ecological succession. Traditionally, succession …