Modelling the contribution of benthic microbial mats to net primary production in Lake Hoare, McMurdo Dry Valleys

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: MOORHEAD, DARYL, SCHMELING, JAMIE, HAWES, IAN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
• Subjects: Victoria Land; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Hoare; Lake Hoare; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102005002403; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102005002403

A model was used to simulate primary production of benthic microbial mats in Lake Hoare, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, and to compare potential benthic to planktonic production. Photosynthetic and respiratory characteristics of mats from five depths in the lake were extrapolated across depth,...