Lacustrine systems of Clearwater Mesa (James Ross Island, north-eastern Antarctic Peninsula): geomorphological setting and limnological characterization

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Roman, Matěj, Nedbalová, Linda, Kohler, Tyler J., Lirio, Juan M., Coria, Silvia H., Kopáček, Jiří, Vignoni, Paula A., Kopalová, Kateřina, Lecomte, Karina L., Elster, Josef, Nývlt, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Clearwater Mesa; Ross Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102019000178; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102019000178

Abstract Lentic freshwater habitats are important centres of biodiversity within the infrequent ice-free oases across Antarctica. Given imminent climate changes, it is crucial to catalogue these habitats in order to provide baseline data for future monitoring and biological surveys. The lacustrine s...