Salinity, depth and the structure and composition of microbial mats in continental Antarctic lakes

• Published in: Freshwater Biology
• Main Authors: Sabbe, Koen, Hodgson, Dominic A., Verleyen, Elie, Taton, Arnaud, Wilmotte, Annick, Vanhoutte, Koenraad, Vyverman, Wim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Blackwell 2004
• Subjects: Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Larsemann Hills; Bolingen Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12406/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01186.x/full

1. Lakes and ponds in the Larsemann Hills and Bolingen Islands (East-Antarctica) were characterised by cyanobacteria-dominated, benthic microbial mats. A 56-lake dataset representing the limnological diversity among the more than 150 lakes and ponds in the region was developed to identify and quanti...