Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.

Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.

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<p>The Eastern Antarctic Dry Valley region is a polar desert, where conditions of extreme aridity, high temperature fluctuations and high irradiation levels make it one of the most extreme environments on earth. Despite the harsh environment, the soils in this region yield a wide range of bact...

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Main Author: Khan, Nuraan.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Antarctic Soil
Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Antarctica
Dry Valleys.
Online Access:http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7054_1269981243
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-UWC_ETD-http%3A%2F%2Fetd.uwc.ac.za%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3Detd%26action%3Dviewtitle%26id%3Dgen8Srv25Nme4_7054_12699812432014-02-08T03:47:49Z Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils. Khan, Nuraan. Antarctic Soil Microbiology Microbial Diversity Antarctica Dry Valleys. <p>The Eastern Antarctic Dry Valley region is a polar desert, where conditions of extreme aridity, high temperature fluctuations and high irradiation levels make it one of the most extreme environments on earth. Despite the harsh environment, the soils in this region yield a wide range of bacterial and eukaryotic phylotypes in greater abundance than previously believed. In the Dry Valleys, highly localized niche communities colonise the underside of translucent quartz rocks and present macroscopic growth.</p> 2008 Thesis and dissertation Pdf http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7054_1269981243 English ZA Copyright: University of the Western Cape
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topic Antarctic Soil
Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Antarctica
Dry Valleys.
spellingShingle Antarctic Soil
Microbiology
Microbial Diversity
Antarctica
Dry Valleys.
Khan, Nuraan.
Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.
description <p>The Eastern Antarctic Dry Valley region is a polar desert, where conditions of extreme aridity, high temperature fluctuations and high irradiation levels make it one of the most extreme environments on earth. Despite the harsh environment, the soils in this region yield a wide range of bacterial and eukaryotic phylotypes in greater abundance than previously believed. In the Dry Valleys, highly localized niche communities colonise the underside of translucent quartz rocks and present macroscopic growth.</p>
author Khan, Nuraan.
author_facet Khan, Nuraan.
author_sort Khan, Nuraan.
title Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.
title_short Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.
title_full Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.
title_fullStr Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.
title_full_unstemmed Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils.
title_sort characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in antarctic dry valley soils.
publishDate 2008
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