Sentinel protist taxa of the McMurdo Dry Valley lakes, Antarctica: a review

High-latitude meromictic lakes such as those in the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) harbor aquatic ecosystems dominated by the microbial loop. Within this habitat, which is limited year-round by light and nutrients, protists, or single celled eukaryotes, play outsized roles in the food web as th...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Rachael M. Morgan-Kiss, Devon Popson, Rochelle Pereira, Jenna Dolhi-Binder, Amber Teufel, Wei Li, Isha Kalra, Shasten Sherwell, Emily Reynebeau, Cristina Takacs-Vesbach
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Subjects:	protist Antarctica McMurdo Dry Valley lakes phytoplankton disturbance
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1323472/full