Hydrothermal systems are ideal to understand how microbial communities cope with
challenging conditions. Lirima, our study site, is a polyextreme, high-altitude, hydrothermal …

Studies of different hypersaline systems have revealed various types of limitation. We
evaluated the phototrophic microbial assemblages over a whole seasonal cycle (wet vs dry) …

Microalgae are an important source of unsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids, glycolipids,
and carotenes, which are useful compounds for the food and pharmaceutical industries. The …

High Andean freshwater ecosystems are highly threatened by scarce water availability,
species invasion, and global climate change, so generating knowledge about their …

A new species of freshwater amphipod belonging to genus Hyalella is described from a
peatbog at high altitudes (3,650 to 4,400 m above sea level) in the Puna region (Salta …

Wetlands provide habitat to plethora of bacteria and fungi. Though a large number of
ecological studies are carried out on various wetlands all over the world, the aspects of …

La presente investigación se avocó a determinar las características físico-químicas y
fitoplancton de los humedales altoandinos y su relación con la presencia de lymnaea spp …

High Andean freshwater ecosystems are highly threatened by scarce water availability,
species invasion, and global climate change, so generating knowledge about their …

Abstract The Atacama Desert, Central Andes of Northern Chile, is an extreme environment
characterized by high UV radiation, wide temperature variation, minimum precipitation and …

The role of microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems is essential; they contribute to
biogeochemical cycles and the food webs dynamics at various levels. Eukaryotic microbes …