Insight into protist diversity in Arctic sea ice and melt-pond aggregate obtained by pyrosequencing

Protists in the central Arctic Ocean are adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of its various habitats. During the Polarstern cruise ARK-XXVI/3 in 2011, at one sea-ice station, large aggregates accumulated at the bottom of the melt ponds. In this study, the protist assemblages of the bottom...

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Main Authors: Estelle Silvia Kilias, Ilka Peeken, Katja Metfies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2014-11-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/23466/pdf_1