A possible unique ecosystem in the endoglacial hypersaline brines in antarctica

HIGHLIGHTS

• who: M. Guglielmin from the DepartmentInsubria University have published the research: A possible unique ecosystem in the endoglacial hypersaline brines in Antarctica, in the Journal: Scientific Reports Scientific Reports of 26/Nov/2019
• what: Even in this case, however, the study of microbial communities was almost exclusively aimed at the analysis of the prokaryotic fraction.

SUMMARY

As observed by Cragin et_al59, the Na/SO4 ratio in brines is lower than in seawater, mainly due to the major relative changes in ­SO42- with respect to ­Na+, while ­Na2SO4 precipitates. In accordance with . . .

 



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