Microbial diversity on Icelandic glaciers and ice caps

Microbial diversity on Icelandic glaciers and ice caps

Algae are important primary colonizers of snow and glacial ice, but hitherto little is known about their ecology on Iceland’s glaciers and ice caps. Due do the close proximity of active volcanoes delivering large amounts of ash and dust, they are special ecosystems. This study provides the first inv...

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Main Authors: Stefanie eLutz, Alexandre M Anesio, Arwyn eEdwards, Liane G Benning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Archaea
Bacteria
Iceland
Sequencing
Microbial Diversity
glaciers
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00307/full

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