The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica
Photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, a seasonally tidal, meromictic lake of maximum depth 18 m, located in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, were studied throughout 1983. The dominant species were Chlorobium vibrioforme and Chlorobium limicola (up to 5.4 X 10 to the power of 6 cells ml to power of...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:1916 2023-05-15T13:36:46+02:00 The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica Burke, C Burton, HR 1988-08 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1916/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1916/1/BurkeBurton_1988a.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025569 en eng https://eprints.utas.edu.au/1916/1/BurkeBurton_1988a.pdf Burke, C and Burton, HR 1988 , 'The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica' , Hydrobiologia, vol. 165, no. 1 , pp. 1-11 , doi:10.1007/BF00025569 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00025569>. cc_utas 270307 Microbial Ecology Photosynthetic bacteria meromictic Antarctica Chlorobium Burton Lake Article PeerReviewed 1988 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025569 2020-05-30T07:15:39Z Photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, a seasonally tidal, meromictic lake of maximum depth 18 m, located in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, were studied throughout 1983. The dominant species were Chlorobium vibrioforme and Chlorobium limicola (up to 5.4 X 10 to the power of 6 cells ml to power of ml minus 1) and minor species were Thiocapsa roseopersicina (< 1.25 X 10 to the power of 5 cells ml to the power minus 1) and Rhodopseudomonas palustris (< 100 cells ml minus 1). The Chlorobium spp. and T. roseopersicina were found throughout the anoxic water, which ranged in temperature from -0.5 C to -2.2 C, but did not form discrete layers at the O2 and H2S interface. The growth zone, however, of the Chlorobium spp. was delineated by the presence of light and H2S and was restricted to less than 3 m below the O2 and H2S interface. R. palustris was found in oxic and anoxic water. Available light, which varied from 0 to 4.9 µE m to the power of minus 2 s to the power of minus 1 at the O2 to H2S interface, was considered to be the major environmental factor controlling growth of the bacterial phototrophs. Growth was initiated in spring in low light levels (<1 µE m to the power of minus 2 s to the power of minus 1) following 3 months of darkness during winter. It is concluded that the dominance of the Chlorobium spp. was a result of their more efficient maintenance metabolism in winter and of their greater efficiency in utilizing low intensity light. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Burton ENVELOPE(166.733,166.733,-72.550,-72.550) Burton Lake ENVELOPE(78.100,78.100,-68.626,-68.626) Vestfold Vestfold Hills Hydrobiologia 165 1 1 11 |
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Photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, a seasonally tidal, meromictic lake of maximum depth 18 m, located in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, were studied throughout 1983. The dominant species were Chlorobium vibrioforme and Chlorobium limicola (up to 5.4 X 10 to the power of 6 cells ml to power of ml minus 1) and minor species were Thiocapsa roseopersicina (< 1.25 X 10 to the power of 5 cells ml to the power minus 1) and Rhodopseudomonas palustris (< 100 cells ml minus 1). The Chlorobium spp. and T. roseopersicina were found throughout the anoxic water, which ranged in temperature from -0.5 C to -2.2 C, but did not form discrete layers at the O2 and H2S interface. The growth zone, however, of the Chlorobium spp. was delineated by the presence of light and H2S and was restricted to less than 3 m below the O2 and H2S interface. R. palustris was found in oxic and anoxic water. Available light, which varied from 0 to 4.9 µE m to the power of minus 2 s to the power of minus 1 at the O2 to H2S interface, was considered to be the major environmental factor controlling growth of the bacterial phototrophs. Growth was initiated in spring in low light levels (<1 µE m to the power of minus 2 s to the power of minus 1) following 3 months of darkness during winter. It is concluded that the dominance of the Chlorobium spp. was a result of their more efficient maintenance metabolism in winter and of their greater efficiency in utilizing low intensity light. |
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The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica |
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The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica |
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The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica |
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The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica |
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The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica |
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