Phytoplankton phosphorus deficiency and alkaline phosphatase activity in the McMurdo Dry Valley lakes, Antarctica

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: Dore, John E., Priscu, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Taylor Valley; Bonney; Hoare; Lake Bonney; Lake Hoare; Four Lakes; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2001.46.6.1331; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.2001.46.6.1331; https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.2001.46.6.1331

We assessed the nutrient (N, P) deficiency of phytoplankton from the perennially iceߚcovered lakes in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, with 14 Cߚbased bioassays. Phytoplankton in the nearߚsurface waters from three of the four lakes displayed elevated photosynthetic carbon assimilation in the presence of a...