Measurements of seasonal rates and annual budgets of organic carbon fluxes in an Antarctic coastal environment at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, suggest a broader balance between production and decomposition

• Main Authors: Nedwell, D.B., Walker, T.R., Ellis-Evans, J.C., Clarke, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 1993
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice algae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517926/

We report here the first comprehensive seasonal study of benthic microbial activity in an Antarctic coastal environment. Measurements were made from December 1990 to February 1992 of oxygen uptake and sulfate reduction by inshore coastal sediments at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. F...