Characterisation of microbial communities associated with hypolithic environments in Antarctic Dry Valley soils

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD === The Eastern Antarctic Dry Valley region is a polar desert, where conditions of extreme aridity, high temperature fluctuations and high irradiation levels make it one of the most extreme environments on earth. Despite the harsh environment, the soils in this region yield...

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Main Author: Khan, Nuraan
Other Authors: Cowan, Don A.
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2789