Microbial communities in the saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills (Eastern Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Perriss, SJ, Laybourn-Parry, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); No keyword provided; Princess Elizabeth Land; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Microbial_communities_in_the_saline_lakes_of_the_Vestfold_Hills_Eastern_Antarctica_/22864166

A detailed survey was undertaken of the microbial communities of 16 saline lakes in the Vestfold Hills (Princess Elizabeth Land, eastern Antarctica), which ranged in salinity from slightly brackish (4-5‰) to hypersaline (maximum: 174‰). Temperatures at comparable sampling depths in the lakes ran...