The microbial world and the case for Mars

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Evolution and adaptation of fungi at boundaries of life (2007, background): “…Antarctica), are considered to be, among the terrestrial ‘extreme’ environments, the closest analogue of Mars due to a combination of very cold and very dry conditions, very poor nutrient availability, and large fluxes of UV-light (Horneck, 2000; Finster et al., 2007; Onofri et al., 2007a,b).”
Planetary habitability: lessons learned from terrestrial analogues (2014, unknown): “Analogue for Polar Layered Deposits and Northern High latitude regions on Mars; life active and preserved in ice deposits; extremophiles (Abyzov 1993; Sugden et al. 1995; Psenner 1999; Horneck 2000; Miteva et al. 2004; Storrie-Lombardi & Sattler 2009; Heldmann et al. 2013)”
The microbial communities and primary productivity of cryoconite holes in an Arctic glacier (Svalbard 79°N) (2002, background): “Cryoconites are one of the most extreme polar communities, offering an analogue for life on Mars, as do other extremophile microbial communities (Horneck 2000).”
Water and astrobiology (2007, background): “Nearly all sites on and in Earth where an energy source is available appear to be inhabited by microbial communities (Horneck, 2000).”
Fungi at the edge of life: cryptendolithic black fungi from Antarctic desert (2005, background): “Eukaryotic microorganisms show limits of growth and survival similar to those of Prokaryotes, allowing their survival under Martian conditions (Horneck 2000).”