Structure of benthic microbial mat assemblages in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica.

• Main Author: Hillman, Colin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica 2013
• Subjects: microbial mats; Antarctica; Lake Fryxell; emergent structures; stromatolites; Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; New Zealand; Fryxell; Pinnacle; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/7528; https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/8737

Microbial mats are important components of perennially ice-covered Antarctic lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, where they often comprise the dominant biomass in this cold, shaded environment. These lakes represent some of the most extreme lacustrine environments on Earth, including a persistent ice-...