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Coping with Our Cold Planet

Year: 2008

Type: review

Abstract: Of all the natural stress conditions on our planet and in our solar system, cold is arguably the most widespread, at least from the perspective of mesophilic and thermophilic organisms. For instance, 90% of the Earth's oceans have a temperature of 5°C or less. When terrestrial habitats are included

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.02000-07

Authors: Debora Frigi Rodrigues, James M. Tiedje

Institutions: NASA Astrobiology Institute, Michigan State University

Language: English

Topic: Polar Research and Ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Astrobiology Institute

Award: G5861129305