Temporal patterns of primary production in a large ultra-oligotrophic Antarctic freshwater lake

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bayliss, P, Ellis-Evans, JC, Laybourn-Parry, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 1997
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; Austral; Crooked Lake; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050201; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/49004

A large ultra-oligotrophic Antarctic freshwater lake, Crooked Lake, was investigated between January 1993 and November 1993. The water column supported a small phytoplankton community limited by temperature, nutrient availability and, seasonally, by low photosynthetically active radiation. Chlorophy...