Microbial diversity, activity, and ecology of a hypersaline high Arctic spring system

The Lost Hammer (LH) spring, located on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian High Arctic, is the coldest and saltiest terrestrial spring discovered to date. It is characterized by perennial discharges of subzero temperatures (-5°C), hypersalinity (24% salinity), along with reducing (≈-165 mV), microo...

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Main Author: Lay, Chih-Ying
Other Authors: Lyle Whyte (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2014
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121380