Water track modification of soil ecosystems in the Lake Hoare basin, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Levy, Joseph S., Fountain, Andrew G., Gooseff, Michael N., Barrett, John E., Vantreese, Robert, Welch, Kathleen A., Lyons, W. Berry, Nielsen, Uffe N., Wall, Diana H.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: PDXScholar 2013
• Subjects: McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica); Taylor Glacier (Antarctica); Antarctica > Ecology; Geochemistry; Hydrology; Soil Science; Antarctic; Hoare; Lake Hoare; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Glacier; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/41; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=geology_fac

Water tracks are zones of high soil moisture that route shallow groundwater down-slope, through the active layer and above the ice table. A water track in Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, was analysed for surface hydrogeological, geochemical, and biological characteristics in order to test the hy...