[en] In continental Antarctica, the environnmental conditions are extreme and only microbial organisms can withstand them. Currently, the majority of OTCs experiments are being held in Maritime Antarctica but it would be interesting to have such data for the continental part of Eastern Antarctica. To monitor the response of the microbial communities to local simulations of climate change, 8 Open-Top Chambers (OTC) were installed close to the Princess Elisabeth station, in the Sor Rondane Mountains in January 2010. They are located on the Utsteinen ridge, the Tanngarden granite outcrop, the Teltet nunatak and the fourth nunatak of the Pingvinane range. In each location, two OTCs and a control area were established. Temperature and humidity loggers were installed inside the OTCs and outside, in the control areas, to estimate the environmental changes induced by the OTCs.
Research center :
CIP - Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines - ULiège
Disciplines :
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Mano, Marie-José ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre d'ingénierie des protéines
Namsaraev, Zorigto
Gorodetskaya, Irina
Elster, Josef
Wilmotte, Annick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie et génétique bactériennes
Language :
English
Title :
Climate change simulation in continental Antarctica using Open-Top Chambers
Alternative titles :
[fr] Simulation du Changement climatique en Antarctique continental utilisant les Open Top Chambers
Publication date :
July 2012
Number of pages :
Poster A0
Event name :
XXXII SCAR OPEN SCIENCE CONFERENCE "Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World"
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
