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Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter
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Valverde, Angel
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Gunnigle, Eoin
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Frossard, Aline
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Ramond, Jean-Baptiste
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Cowan, Don A.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-06-11T07:18:17Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-06-11T07:18:17Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-03 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A significant proportion of the Earth's surface is desert or in the process of desertification. The extreme environmental conditions that characterize these areas result in a surface that is essentially barren, with a limited range of higher plants and animals. Microbial communities are probably the dominant drivers of these systems, mediating key ecosystem processes. In this review, we examine the microbial communities of hot desert terrestrial biotopes (including soils, cryptic and refuge niches and plant-root-associated microbes) and the processes that govern their assembly. We also assess the possible effects of global climate change on hot desert microbial communities and the resulting feedback mechanisms. We conclude by discussing current gaps in our understanding of the microbiology of hot deserts and suggest fruitful avenues for future research. |
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2016-03-31 |
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hb2015 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
South African
National Research Foundation, the University of Pretoria
and the Genomics Research Institute. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://femsre.oxfordjournals.org |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Makhalanyane, TP, Valverde, A, Gunnigle, E, Frossard, A, Ramond, J-B & Cowan, DA 2015, 'Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems', FEMS Microbiology Reviews, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 203-221. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0168-6445 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1574-6976 (online) |
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10.1093/femsre/fuu011 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45458 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Oxford University Press |
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dc.rights |
© 2015 Oxford University Press. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in FEMS Microbiology Reviews following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is : Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems, FEMS Microbiology Reviews, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 203-221, 2015. doi :10.1093/femsre/fuu011 203-221, is available online at : http://femsre.oxfordjournals.org |
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dc.subject |
Deserts |
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Soil |
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Hypoliths |
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Biological soil crusts |
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Global change |
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Community dynamics |
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dc.title |
Microbial ecology of hot desert edaphic systems |
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Postprint Article |
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