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A microbial ecosystem beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet

2014312 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Brent C. Christner · Louisiana State University

John C. Priscu · Montana State University

Amanda M. Achberger · Louisiana State University

Carlo Barbante · Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Sasha P. Carter · Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Knut Christianson · St. Olaf College

Alexander B. Michaud

Topics & Keywords

Polar Research and Ecology Cryospheric studies and observations Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 512, Issue 7514, pp. 310-313

DOI: 10.1038/nature13667

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 30.07

A microbial ecosystem beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet | Researchclopedia

· Montana State University

Jill A. Mikucki · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Andrew C. Mitchell · Aberystwyth University

Mark Skidmore · Montana State University

Trista J. Vick‐Majors · Montana State University

the WISSARD Science Team · Louisiana State University

W. Peyton Adkins · Louisiana State University

S. Anandakrishnan · Pennsylvania State University

C. G. Barcheck · University of California, Santa Cruz

Lucas H. Beem · University of California, Santa Cruz

A. Behar · University of California, Santa Cruz

Marci Jillian Beitch · University of California, Santa Cruz

R. Bolsey · University of California, Santa Cruz

C. Branecky · University of California, Santa Cruz

Rodney K. Edwards · University of California, Santa Cruz

A. T. Fisher · Scripps Institution of Oceanography

H. A. Fricker · Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Neil Foley · Northern Illinois University

Barry Guthrie · Northern Illinois University

Timothy Hodson · Northern Illinois University

Huw Horgan · St. Olaf College

R. W. Jacobel · Montana State University

Samuel E. Kelley · University of California, Santa Cruz

Kenneth D. Mankoff · University of California, Santa Cruz

Emily McBryan · Northern Illinois University

Ross D. Powell · Northern Illinois University

Alicia M. Purcell · University of California, Santa Cruz

Daniel E. Sampson · Northern Illinois University

Reed P. Scherer · Northern Illinois University

J. Sherve · Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Matthew R. Siegfried · Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Sławek Tulaczyk · University of California, Santa Cruz