McMurdo LTER Publications
Antarctic mosaic: Mixing methods and metaphors in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. In: The Field Guide to Mixing Social and Biophysical Methods in Environmental Research. The Field Guide to Mixing Social and Biophysical Methods in Environmental Research. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers; 2025:355 - 376. doi:10.11647/obp.0418.18.
. Atmospheric rivers in Antarctica. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2025. doi:10.1038/s43017-024-00638-7.
Chemical signatures of microbial life in an ecological end-member: Shifting hydroclimate and sediment fluxes influence DOM biogeochemistry in Lake Fryxell, a permanently ice-covered lake in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 2025;57(1):2478678. doi:10.1080/15230430.2025.2478678.
. A comprehensive survey of soil microbial diversity across the Antarctic continent. Polar Biology. 2025;48(2). doi:10.1007/s00300-025-03372-y.
Inference from eDNA-based field distributions vs laboratory analysis of isolated strains: Physiological performance of non-marine Antarctic biota. Polar Biology. 2025;48(1):36. doi:10.1007/s00300-025-03356-y.
Morphology and distribution of bubble-supported microbial mats from ice-covered Antarctic lakes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2025;130(3). doi:10.1029/2024JG008516.
. Remote sensing for species distribution models: An illustration from a sentinel taxon of the world's driest ecosystem. Ecology. 2025;106(2):e70035. doi:10.1002/ecy.v106.210.1002/ecy.70035.
Rethinking the lake history of Taylor Valley, Antarctica during the Ross Sea I glaciation. Geosciences. 2025;15(1):9. doi:10.3390/geosciences15010009.
. Three new Pseudogymnoascus species (Pseudeurotiaceae, Thelebolales) described from Antarctic soils. IMA Fungus. 2025;16. doi:10.3897/imafungus.16.142219.
. Winter warming of McMurdo Dry Valleys soils. Antarctic Science. 2025:1-18. doi:10.1017/S0954102024000488.
. An analysis of McMurdo Dry Valleys’ lotic habitats within Antarctica’s protected area network and addressing gaps in biodiversity protection. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 2024;56(1). doi:10.1080/15230430.2024.2375176.
. Antarctic lake viromes reveal potential virus associated influences on nutrient cycling in ice-covered lakes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2024;15. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1422941.
. An Antarctic worm and its soil ecosystem: A review of an emerging research program in ecological genomics. Applied Soil Ecology. 2024;193:105110. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105110.
. The application and modification of WRF-Hydro/Glacier to a cold-based Antarctic glacier. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2024;28(3):459 - 478. doi:10.5194/hess-28-459-2024.
. Biogeographic survey of soil bacterial communities across Antarctica. Microbiome. 2024;12(1). doi:10.1186/s40168-023-01719-3.
Brief communication: Significant biases in ERA5 output for the McMurdo Dry Valleys region, Antarctica. The Cryosphere. 2024;18(3):1207 - 1213. doi:10.5194/tc-18-1207-2024.
. Detectability of surface biosignatures for directly imaged rocky exoplanets. Astrobiology. 2024;24(3):283 - 299. doi:10.1089/ast.2023.0099.
. Development of a laboratory simulation for freeze-thaw of aeolian sediments in glacial systems. . Department of Geography. 2024;M.A.:261. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/3066792202.
. Drifting along: Using diatoms to track the contribution of microbial mats to particulate organic matter transport in a glacial meltwater stream in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2024;15. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1352666.
. Habitat suitability of biocrust communities in a cold desert ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution. 2024;14(7). doi:10.1002/ece3.v14.710.1002/ece3.11649.
. The hydrologic and geochemical contributions from snow to streamflow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Hydrological Processes. 2024;38(6):e15195. doi:10.1002/hyp.v38.610.1002/hyp.15195.
. In situ and remote biosignatures from microbial mats in ephemeral streams of Fryxell Basin, Antarctica. Astronomy and Planetary Science. 2024;Ph.D.:340. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/em-situ-remote-biosignatures-microbial-mats/docview/3094642420/se-2.
. Long days and long nights: An integrative study reveals survival strategies of an Antarctic diatom during the cold and dark polar winter. New Phytologist. 2024. doi:10.1111/nph.19536.
. McMurdo Dry Valley lake edge ‘moats’: The ecological intersection between terrestrial and aquatic polar desert habitat. Antarctic Science. 2024:1 - 17. doi:10.1017/S0954102024000087.
Measuring and modelling functional moat area in perennially ice-covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 2024;56(1). doi:10.1080/15230430.2024.2406626.
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