Observations on microbial activity in a seasonally anoxic, nutrient-enriched maritime Antarctic lake

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ellis-Evans, J. Cynan, Sanders, M.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 1988
• Subjects: Antarctic; Amos Lake; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521550/; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263180

Amos Lake is a shallow, permanently cold, maritime Antarctic lake which is almost totally anoxic for much of the 9 month period of winter ice cover each year. The lake catchment is a source of considerable nutrient enrichment for the lake due to the presence, in summer, of large numbers of seals and...