Limnology and ecology of lakes along the Sôya Coast, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Kudoh, Sakae, Tanabe, Yukiko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2014
• Subjects: Fauna; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Pinnacle; Sôya Coast; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2523/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2523/1/A20140202.pdf

The Sôya Coast in East Antarctica has several ice-free areas where many small (<1 km2) and shallow (<50 m depth) glacial lakes display various limnological features. Geological, biological, and ecological studies conducted by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions since 1957 are reviewed...