Sand, Mud, and Calcite: Microbial Landscapes on Antarctic Lake Beds
Microbial mat aggradation and morphology can be strongly influenced by sedimentation and light in ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. In Lake Joyce, mats transitioned from prostrate with widely spaced pinnacles to having densely spaced pinnacles with complex webs and ornamentat...
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University of California, Davis
2016
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Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10182780 |