A diatom record of environmental change in Fryxell Basin, Taylor Valley, Antarctica, late Pleistocene to present

• Published in: Journal of Paleolimnology
• Main Authors: Konfirst, Matthew A., Sjunneskog, Charlotte, Scherer, Reed P., Doran, Peter T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2011
• Subjects: Antarctica; Diatom; Dry Valleys; Glacial Lake Washburn; Lake Fryxell; Paleolimnology; Antarctic; Fryxell; Glacial Lake; Taylor Valley; Washburn; Washburn Lake; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/626; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-011-9537-6

We present a diatom record from a sediment core taken in Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Six zones were defined using diatom assemblage changes that indicate varying limnological conditions. The early lake stage, ca. 35,000 cal years BP, is characterized by Mayamea atomus f. permitis, a spe...