Plant and bird presence strongly influences the microbial communities in soils of Admiralty Bay, Maritime Antarctica.

Understanding the environmental factors that shape microbial communities is crucial, especially in extreme environments, like Antarctica. Two main forces were reported to influence Antarctic soil microbes: birds and plants. Both birds and plants are currently undergoing relatively large changes in t...

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Main Authors: Lia C R S Teixeira, Etienne Yeargeau, Fabiano C Balieiro, Marisa C Piccolo, Raquel S Peixoto, Charles W Greer, Alexandre S Rosado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3688718?pdf=render