Influence of Late Holocene climate on Lake Eggers hydrology, McMurdo Sound

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Chamberlain, E.J., Christ, A.J., Fulweiler, R.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound; Lake Eggers; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; polar desert; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102021000018; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102021000018

Abstract Ice-covered lakes in Antarctica preserve records of regional hydroclimate and harbour extreme ecosystems that may serve as terrestrial analogues for exobiotic environments. Here, we examine the impacts of hydroclimate and landscape on the formation history of Lake Eggers, a small ice-sealed...