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Article: Hypolithic microbial communities: Between a rock and a hard place

TitleHypolithic microbial communities: Between a rock and a hard place
Authors
Issue Date2012
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/EMI
Citation
Environmental Microbiology, 2012, v. 14 n. 9, p. 2272-2282 How to Cite?
AbstractDrylands are the largest terrestrial biome on Earth and a ubiquitous feature is desert pavement terrain, comprising rocks embedded in the mineral soil surface. Quartz and other translucent rocks are common and microbial communities termed hypoliths develop as biofilms on their ventral surfaces. In extreme deserts these represent major concentrations of biomass, and are emerging as key to geobiological processes and soil stabilization. These highly specialized communities are dominated by cyanobacteria that support diverse heterotrophic assemblages. Here we identify global-scale trends in the ecology of hypoliths that are strongly related to climate, particularly with regard to shifts in cyanobacterial assemblages. A synthesis of available data revealed a linear trend for colonization with regard to climate, and we suggest potential application for hypoliths as 'biomarkers' of aridity on a landscape scale. The potential to exploit the soil-stabilizing properties of hypolithic colonization in environmental engineering on dryland soils is also discussed. © 2012 Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/179304
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.342
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dc.contributor.authorChan, Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorLacap, DCen_US
dc.contributor.authorLau, MCYen_US
dc.contributor.authorHa, KYen_US
dc.contributor.authorWarrenRhodes, KAen_US
dc.contributor.authorCockell, CSen_US
dc.contributor.authorCowan, DAen_US
dc.contributor.authorMckay, CPen_US
dc.contributor.authorPointing, SBen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-19T09:53:59Z-
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dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Microbiology, 2012, v. 14 n. 9, p. 2272-2282en_US
dc.identifier.issn1462-2912en_US
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dc.description.abstractDrylands are the largest terrestrial biome on Earth and a ubiquitous feature is desert pavement terrain, comprising rocks embedded in the mineral soil surface. Quartz and other translucent rocks are common and microbial communities termed hypoliths develop as biofilms on their ventral surfaces. In extreme deserts these represent major concentrations of biomass, and are emerging as key to geobiological processes and soil stabilization. These highly specialized communities are dominated by cyanobacteria that support diverse heterotrophic assemblages. Here we identify global-scale trends in the ecology of hypoliths that are strongly related to climate, particularly with regard to shifts in cyanobacterial assemblages. A synthesis of available data revealed a linear trend for colonization with regard to climate, and we suggest potential application for hypoliths as 'biomarkers' of aridity on a landscape scale. The potential to exploit the soil-stabilizing properties of hypolithic colonization in environmental engineering on dryland soils is also discussed. © 2012 Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/EMIen_US
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dc.titleHypolithic microbial communities: Between a rock and a hard placeen_US
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