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Microbial Mats

SYSNO ASEP	0358467
Document Type	M - Monograph Chapter
R&D Document Type	Monograph Chapter
Title	Diversity and Ecology of Cyanobacterial Microflora of Antarctic Seepage Habitats: Comparison of King George Island, Shetland Islands, and James Ross Island, NW Weddell Sea, Antarctica
Author(s)	Komárek, Ondřej (UEK-B) Komárek, Jiří (BU-J)
Number of authors	2
Source Title	Microbial Mats. - Netherlands : Springer, 2010 / Seckbach Joseph ; Oren Aharon - ISBN 978-90-481-3798-5
Pages	s. 515-539
Number of pages	25 s.
Number of pages	500
Language	eng - English
Country	IN - India
Keywords	cyanobacterial Microflora ; antarctic seepage habitats ; Antarctica ; NW Weddell Sea ; comparison of King George Island
Subject RIV	EE - Microbiology, Virology
CEZ	AV0Z60870520 - UEK-B (2005-2011)
	AV0Z60050516 - BU-J (2005-2011)
DOI	10.1007/978-90-481-3799-2_27
Annotation	Antarctic seepages are a unique biotope with special communities of algae and cyanobacteria, characterized by their unique species composition and life strategies. The seepages are supplied by melting water from permafrost, glaciers, and snow fields. Filamentous cyanobacteria are the first colonizers; they fill the space of the shallow water body and form algal mats on the surface of flooded soils. Algal communities in Antarctic seepages are characterized by special zonation and seasonality. They are important components of the Antarctic coastal ecosystems, and they are highly sensitive to climatic changes and fluctuations during the polar summer season. The study of the taxonomy and ecology of the individual populations is highly important for the protection of this biotope. This review compares the characteristic mat communities from two disparate Antarctic coastal ecosystems: maritime Antarctica – King George Island and NW Weddell Sea – James Ross Island.
Workplace	Global Change Research Institute
Contact	Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
Year of Publishing	2012

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