Transcription of Fungal colonization of exotic substrates in Antarctica
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Fungal Diversity DOI Fungal colonization of exotic substrates in Antarctica Brett E. Arenz & Benjamin W. Held & Joel A. Jurgens &. Robert A. Blanchette Received: 19 October 2010 / Accepted: 26 November 2010. # Kevin D. Hyde 2010. Abstract Throughout the history of polar exploration Keywords Antarctica . Fungi . Wood . exotic . and up to recent times, wood and other exotic materials Human-influence . substrates . Soil have been brought to the Antarctic continent and left there. While the possible transportation of exotic Fungal species on these materials is sometimes considered, the Introduction effects of these exotic substrates on indigenous Fungal communities have not been previously evaluated. This The early explorers of Antarctica left a remarkable historic study reports results from seven plots where organic legacy both in a cultural context and in a physical form materials were used in baiting studies to determine the with wooden structures and thousands of artifacts left on Fungal diversity present in soils.
Fungal colonization of exotic substrates in Antarctica Brett E. Arenz & Benjamin W. Held & Joel A. Jurgens & Robert A. Blanchette Received: 19 …
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