Timescales of Growth Response of Microbial Mats to Environmental Change in an Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake

Lake Vanda is a perennially ice-covered, closed-basin lake in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Laminated photosynthetic microbial mats cover the floor of the lake from below the ice cover to >40 m depth. In recent decades, the water level of Lake Vanda has been rising, creating a “nat...

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Main Authors: Anne D. Jungblut, Dale T. Andersen, Dawn Y. Sumner, Ian Hawes, Tyler J. Mackey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/2/1/151