Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …

Drylands constitute the most extensive terrestrial biome, covering more than one-third of the
Earth's continental surface. In these environments, stress limits animal and plant life, so life …

Determining whether liquid water exists on the Martian surface is central to understanding
the hydrologic cycle and potential for extant life on Mars. Recurring slope lineae, narrow …

Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance
to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation …

Abstract Background The Atacama Desert is one of the driest deserts in the world and its
soil, with extremely low moisture, organic carbon content, and oxidizing conditions, is …

Some of the coldest and driest permafrost soils on Earth are located in the high-elevation
McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) of Antarctica, but little is known about the permafrost microbial …

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the oldest and most arid nonpolar environment on
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

The Atacama Desert is by far the driest and oldest desert on Earth, showing a unique
combination of environmental extremes (extreme dryness, the highest UV radiation levels on …

The Atacama Desert, located in northern Chile, is the driest and oldest Desert on Earth.
Research aimed at the understanding of this unique habitat and its diverse microbial …