Entry approach into pristine ice-sealed lakes-Lake Vida, East Antarctica, a model ecosystem

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods
• Main Authors: Doran, Peter T., Fritsen, Christian H., Murray, Alison E., Kenig, Fabien, McKay, Chris P., Kyne, Jay D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2008
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Glacial Lake; Lake Vida; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/647; https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2008.6.542; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/geo_pubs/article/1646/viewcontent/647.pdf

Ice-sealed lakes, potentially home to novel microbiota and microbial processes, can provide a window into isolated and geologically ancient systems. These habitats are earth analogs for extraterrestrial systems that have yet to be sampled, though potentially harbor, or have harbored life at some tim...