Modelling diatom responses to climate induced fluctuations in the moisture balance in continental Antarctic lakes

• Main Authors: Verleyen, E, Hodgson, DA, Vyverman, W, Roberts, D, McMinn, A, Vanhoutte, K, Sabbe, K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Palaeoecology; Antarctic; Larsemann Hills; Rauer Islands; The Antarctic; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Windmill Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025570904093; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29147

The water chemistry of lake systems on the edge of the Antarctic continent responds quickly to changes in the moisture balance. This is expressed as increasing salinity and decreasing lake water level during dry periods, and the opposite during wet periods. The diatom composition of the lakes also c...