Hypoliths

Hypolith's can live in extreme environments. In arctic and antarctic ecology a hypolith is a photosynthetic organism that lives underneath rocks in climatically extreme deserts such as Cornwallis island and Devon island in the Canadian high arctic the community its self is the Hypolithin. Hypolithons are protected from harsh ultraviolet radiation and wind scoring by the rock witch can also trap moisture. The rocks are generally translucent to allow for the penetrating of light hypoliths are significant contributors to regional for C and N budgets in both hot and cold deserts. previouse studies in the dry valley eastern and antarctic have distant hypoliths community types.