Denitrification in the Hypolimnion of Permanently Ice-Covered Lake Bonney, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Ward, B. B., Granger, J., Maldonado, M. T., Casciotti, K. L., Harris, S., Wells, Mark
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2005
• Subjects: Antarctica; denitrification; metal chelators; trace metals; bacteria; Lake Bonney; Taylor Valley; Bonney; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/sms_facpub/31; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=sms_facpub

The distribution of denitrification was investigated in the hypolimnion of the east and west lobes of permanently ice-covered Lake Bonney, Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Anomalously high concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN; nitrate, nitrite, ammonium and nitrous oxide) in the oxygen-depl...