Environmental microbial diversity and anthropogenic impact on Lake Thingvallavatn basin

• Main Author: Kjartan Guðmundsson 1988-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði; Þingvallavatn; Vistkerfi; Örverur; Langjökull; Silfra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/18429

Lake Thingvallavatn is a unique groundwater dependent ecosystem. The water originates from glacier melt water and precipitation falling over the basin, located north of the lake. The basin stretches approximately 1300 km2, largely consisting of wilderness that reaches Langjökull and Thórisjökull gla...