Figure 1: Location of sampling sites in the present study. | Nature Communications

Figure 1: Location of sampling sites in the present study.

From: Evidence of global-scale aeolian dispersal and endemism in isolated geothermal microbial communities of Antarctica

Figure 1

(a) Location of Ross Island in context of the continent of Antarctica. (b) Location of the summit of Mount Erebus in context of Ross Island. (c) View of the summit Caldera of Mount Erebus showing location of the Tramway Ridge Antarctica Specially Protected Area (ASPA) 130. (d) Location of sampling sites A (active fumarole-orange) and B (passive fumarole-green) within ASPA 130. Boundaries of the ASPA are denoted with red lines. Entry into the northern half of the ASPA is strictly prohibited. (e) Fumarole sampled as site A (active fumarole). (f) Fumarole sampled as site B (passive fumarole). Imagery provided by NASA LIMA (a), NASA Earth Observatory (b), Polar Geospatial Center © 2012 DigitalGlobe, Inc. (c,d), and S. Craig Cary (e,f).

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