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Project

BELDIVA/BELISA 2e phase: Belgian research of the microbial diversity in the surroundings of the Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica
Code
12Z023011
Duration
01 January 2011 → 30 April 2013
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Ecology
    • General biology
    • Microbiology
    • Plant biology
    • Systems biology
    • Environmental science and management
    • Other environmental sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
Keywords
micro organisms climate change antarctica Biodiversity extremophiles
 
Project description

BELDIVA aims to (i) study the baseline biodiversity near the Belgian Princess Elisabeth research station in Antarctica (ii) install and monitor Open-Top Chambers that will be used to mimic future climate warming and its effect on the (microbial) communities, (iii) assess the import of alien airborne propagules, and (vi) study adaptations and genes related to stress in this extreme environment.