Subglacial Lake Vostok (Antarctica) Accretion Ice Contains a Diverse Set of Sequences from Aquatic, Marine and Sediment-Inhabiting Bacteria and Eukarya

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: D'Elia, Tom, Edgar, Robyn, Shtarkman, Yury M., KOÇER, ZEYNEP AHSEN, Veerapaneni, Ram S., Rogers, Scott O., Morris, Paul F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Lake Vostok; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067221; https://avesis.deu.edu.tr/publication/details/919450cb-478c-4e8e-bd60-1929beb1d964/oai

Lake Vostok, the 7th largest (by volume) and 4th deepest lake on Earth, is covered by more than 3,700 m of ice, making it the largest subglacial lake known. The combination of cold, heat (from possible hydrothermal activity), pressure (from the overriding glacier), limited nutrients and complete dar...