Physiochemical properties influencing biomass abundance and primary production in Lake Hoare, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Herbei, Radu, Berry Lyons, W., Laybourn-Parry, Johanna, Gardner, Christopher, Priscu, John C., McKnight, Diane M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Hoare; Lake Hoare; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380009008618

The perennially ice-covered, closed basin lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys respond rapidly to environmental changes, especially climate. For the past 15 years, the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (MCM-LTER) program has monitored the physical, chemical and biological properties of t...