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Microalgae diversity along an Antarctic glacier forefield
Stelmach Pessi, Igor; Rybalka, Natalia; Friedl, Thomas et al.
2016XXXIV SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference 2016
 

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Keywords :
Succession; glacier forefield; Antarctica; cyanobacterial diversity
Abstract :
[en] Glacier retreat due to global warming has been observed in all the cryosphere [1], systematically exposing new terrestrial ecosystems that had previously been covered by ice. Primary succession, i.e. the assembly of biological communities on newly exposed habitats and their change over time, can be studied along glacier forefields, where distance from the glacier terminus is used as a proxy for time since deglaciation [2]. The study of microbial succession is still at its infancy, but understanding the relationships between microbial communities and soil development will provide us with crucial knowledge on how they influence and respond to changes in environmental conditions. Here, we investigated the structure of microalgal communities along a deglaciation gradient in the forefield of Collins Glacier (Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica).
Research center :
CIP - Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines - ULiège
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Stelmach Pessi, Igor ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la vie > Centre d'ingénierie des protéines
Rybalka, Natalia
Friedl, Thomas
Boy, Jens
Wilmotte, Annick  ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie et génétique bactériennes
Language :
English
Title :
Microalgae diversity along an Antarctic glacier forefield
Publication date :
August 2016
Number of pages :
A0
Event name :
XXXIV SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference 2016
Event organizer :
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Event place :
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Event date :
20-30 August 2016
Audience :
International
Name of the research project :
Cyanobacterial succession along polar glacier chronosequences
Funders :
FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE]
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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