Microbial biogeography during austral summer 2007 in the surface waters around the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

The question of whether all microbes are everywhere due to high dispersal abilities (Finlay 2002, Martiny et al. 2006) may be particularly apt for the marine pelagic environment, with its constantly moving habitats. Hydrographic properties like temperature and salinity create distinguishable water bodies that are driven by wind and thermohaline circulation (Emery 2001). Several studies have concluded that