Biomarker and Stable Isotope Characterization of Coastal Pond Organic Matter, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

• Main Author: Hage, Melissa Margaret
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2006
• Subjects: Geology; Garwood; Garwood Valley; Hjorth Hill; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/1565; https://trace.tennessee.edu/context/utk_gradthes/article/3015/viewcontent/HageMelissa.pdf

Small coastal ponds containing photosynthetic microbial mat communities represent a potentially significant source of labile organic carbon within the McMurdoDryValleys, Antarctica. To distinguish coastal pond derived organic matter (CPDOM) from other sources of organic matter in the dry valleys, I...