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| Artikel-Nr.: 5667A-9783540693703 Herst.-Nr.: 9783540693703 EAN/GTIN: 9783540693703 |
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![](/p.gif) | Most of the Earth's biosphere is characterized by low temperatures. Vast areas (>20%) of the soil ecosystem are permanently frozen or are unfrozen for only a few weeks in summer. Permafrost regions occur at high latitudes and also at high ele- tions; a significant part of the global permafrost area is represented by mountains. Permafrost soils are of global interest, since a significant increase in temperature is predicted for polar regions. Global warming will have a great impact on these soils, especially in northern regions, since they contain large amounts of organic carbon and act as carbon sinks, and a temperature increase will result in a release of carbon into the atmosphere. Additionally, the intensified release of the clima- relevant tracer gas methane represents a potential environmental harzard. Significant numbers of viable microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, p- totrophic cyanobacteria and green algae, fungi and protozoa, are present in per- frost, and the characteristics of these microorganisms reflect the unique and extreme conditions of the permafrost environment. Remarkably, these microorg- isms have been reported to be metabolically active at subzero temperatures, even down to ?20°C. Weitere Informationen: ![](/p.gif) | ![](/p.gif) | Author: | Rosa Margesin | Verlag: | Springer Berlin | Sprache: | eng |
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![](/p.gif) | Weitere Suchbegriffe: Artenvielfalt (biologisch), Biodiversität, Vielfalt (naturwissenschaftlich), Geomorphologie, Biodiversity; global warming; ecosystem; geomorphology; microorganism; soil; Climate change, Biodiversity, Global warming, Permafrost, ecosystem, geomorphology, microorganism |
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