Microbes are widely assumed to be capable of colonizing even the most challenging terrestrial
surface environments on Earth given enough time. We would not expect to find surface …

Arid regions, particularly polar and alpine desert environments, have diminished landscape
connectivity compared to temperate regions due to limited and/or seasonal hydrological …

Soils in ice-free areas in Antarctica are recognized for their high salt concentrations and
persistent arid conditions. While previous studies have investigated the distribution of salts and …

Previous studies have established links between biodiversity and soil geochemistry in the
McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, where environmental gradients are important determinants …

In the Southern Hemisphere, the major sources of dust and other aeolian materials are from
Patagonia, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Dust from Patagonia and New …

Understanding how terrestrial biotic communities have responded to glacial recession since
the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) can inform present and future responses of biota to climate …

The public sector has embraced a user‐orientation paradigm, which has expanded through
the open and democratic medium of social media. Although the potential of this digital …

Study region Ireland Study focus Multiple studies have established that catchment geology
and weathering regime strongly influence surface water chemistry, and that geochemical …

Modeling studies and field mapping show that increases in ice thickness during glacial
periods were not uniform across Antarctica. Rather, outlet glaciers that flow through the …

The coastal regions of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, contain deposits of the Ross
Sea Drift, sedimentary material left from the Ross Sea ice sheet from the advance of the West …