Hydrological Controls on Ecosystem Dynamics in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Radu Herbei, Alexander L Rytel, W Berry Lyons, Diane M McKnight, Christopher Jaros, Michael N Gooseff, John C Priscu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Antarc*; Antarctica; polar desert
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159038; https://doaj.org/article/7a80982bf25b47e5a025831bb48da04f

The McMurdo Dry Valleys constitute the largest ice free area of Antarctica. The area is a polar desert with an annual precipitation of ∼ 3 cm water equivalent, but contains several lakes fed by glacial melt water streams that flow from four to twelve weeks of the year. Over the past ∼20 years, data...