PRESENCE OF ALGAE IN FRESHWATER ICE COVER OF FLUVIAL LAC SAINT‐PIERRE (ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, CANADA) 1

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Frenette, Jean‐Jacques, Thibeault, Patrice, Lapierre, Jean‐François, Hamilton, Paul B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: ice algae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00481.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1529-8817.2008.00481.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00481.x

Winter ice cover is a fundamental feature of north temperate aquatic systems and is associated with the least productive months of the year. Here we describe a previously unknown freshwater habitat for algal and microbial communities in the ice cover of the freshwater St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Can...