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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-2275-2012
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
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Novel water source for endolithic life in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert
J. Wierzchos
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
A. F. Davila
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, USA
I. M. Sánchez-Almazo
Universidad de Granada CIC, Granada, Spain
M. Hajnos
Institute of Agrophysics PAN, Lublin, Poland
R. Swieboda
Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
C. Ascaso
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Surface evolution of salt‐encrusted playas under extreme and continued dryness O. Artieda et al.
- The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile as an Analog Model of Mars A. Azua-Bustos et al.
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- Response of Endolithic Chroococcidiopsis Strains From the Polyextreme Atacama Desert to Light Radiation M. Casero et al.
- Seasonal melting and the formation of sedimentary rocks on Mars, with predictions for the Gale Crater mound E. Kite et al.
- Lithobiontic life: “Atacama rocks are well and alive” B. Gómez-Silva
- Microbial diversity and the presence of algae in halite endolithic communities are correlated to atmospheric moisture in the hyper‐arid zone of the Atacama Desert C. Robinson et al.
- Formation and evolution of efflorescent halite speleothems beneath tepee structures in the Red Sea coastal evaporation settings, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia M. Aref & A. Mannaa
- Rates and geochemical processes of soil and salt crust formation in Salars of the Atacama Desert, Chile K. Finstad et al.
- The Adaptability of Life on Earth and the Diversity of Planetary Habitats D. Schulze-Makuch et al.
- Endolithic microbes of rocks, their community, function and survival strategies W. Sajjad et al.
- The composition of endolithic communities in gypcrete is determined by the specific microhabitat architecture M. Casero et al.
- Distribution and transformation characteristics of water vapor field in the fissured rock mass and its ecological significance D. Su et al.
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- Wind-snow interactions at the Ojos del Salado region as a potential Mars analogue site in the Altiplano - Atacama desert region A. Kereszturi et al.
- Fundamental drivers for endolithic microbial community assemblies in the hyperarid Atacama Desert V. Meslier et al.
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