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Temperature-related changes in polar cyanobacterial mat diversity and toxin production

Antonio CamachoFrithjof C. KüpperFrithjof C. KüpperJulia KleinteichSusanna A. WoodSusanna A. WoodDaniel R. DietrichTancred FrickeyAntonio Quesada

subject

EcologyToxinmedicineSpecies diversityMicrocystis aeruginosaEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Biologybiology.organism_classificationmedicine.disease_causeBiological sciencesSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)The arctic

description

This study documents the effects of warming on cyanobacterial mats from the Arctic and Antarctica. It describes toxin production in such mats and provides experimental evidence that increased temperatures could shift mat cyanobacterial species diversity from cold-loving species towards predominance of cold-tolerant and toxin-producing species.

https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1418