Fungi in cold ecosystems

Abstract

Many habitats on the Earth have temperatures that are constantly or seasonally low. Approximately 80% of the biosphere will have a temperature of -3 to -7°C and 90% of the volume of marine habitats is below 5°C. The deep seas will have temperatures from -1°C to -4°C, glacial ice habitats will have temperatures around -5°C, while the Arctic and Antarctic areas have temperatures from -1°C to -35°C. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.