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No Place Too Cold
Citation
Laybourn-Parry, J, No Place Too Cold, Science, 324, (5934) pp. 1521-1522. ISSN 0036-8075 (2009) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Copyright © 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science
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DOI: doi:10.1126/science.1173645
Abstract
Even the coldest environments on Earth have enough liquid water to sustain life. The scope for biological productivity in the polar regions is constrained by low temperatures and low annual levels of solar radiation, but free water on or under glaciers or ice sheets nevertheless contains numerous species of mostly microorganisms. These delicate ecosystems are widely regarded as sentinels of climate change. Recent studies of polar and glacial lakes, as well as subglacial environments, have shed light on how these ecosystems function and on the role that they play in nutrient cycling
Item Details
| Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Microbiology |
| Research Field: | Microbial Ecology |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Ecosystem Assessment and Management |
| Objective Field: | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments |
| Author: | Laybourn-Parry, J (Professor Johanna Laybourn-Parry) |
| ID Code: | 57521 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 28 |
| Deposited By: | Research Division |
| Deposited On: | 2009-07-23 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-05-17 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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