Life Without Water Collection Advanced


Featured resources


Closeup image of biological soil crust.

Life in Extreme Environments: This Nature insight review article "Life in extreme environments" is a detailed description of bacterial prevalence in extreme environments. It includes diagrams and descriptions of the characteristics of extreme habitats that have been shown to harbor identifiable microorganisms. A subscription to Nature (http://www.nature.com) is needed to view this resource.

Eukaryotes in extreme environments: This article is a compilation of information about free-living eukaryotes in extreme environments. Written in summary form, it includes anaerobes, thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, alkalophiles, halophiles, barophiles, xerophiles, and organisms in other extreme environments. Including a lengthy list of peer-reviewed references, the author invites new information and is dedicated to routinely updating the site.

Other Life Without Water Collections


Scanning electron micrograph of cyanobacterial sheath material, sticking to sand grains.

General Collection: News articles, web sites, and reference pages, providing information about the microbes that live in environments without water.




Sunlight

Educational Collection: This collection contains activities, assignments, and reading materials created for educators.



Scanning electron micrograph of cyanobacterial sheath material, holding sand grains together

Life Without Water Main Page: This will take you back to the main Life Without Water page




Additional Resources


View the complete collection of resources about microbial life in Environments Without Water.

« Previous Page