Ecobiological assessment of a freshwater lake at Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica, with reference to human activities

• Main Authors: Ingole, B.S., Dhargalkar, V.K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Current Science Association 1998
• Subjects: freshwater lakes; freshwater ecology; man-induced effects; air temperature; water temperature; ph; dissolved oxygen; hydrobiology; biological production; East Antarctica; Austral; Priyadarshini; Lake Priyadarshini; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1888

The scale and magnitude of probable impact of human activities over a decade (1983-1994) on the freshwater lake Priyadarshini, at Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica, was assessed through an ecological study conducted over an annual cycle during January 1993 to January 1994. Air temperature ranged fr...