Physical, chemical and biological processes in Lake Vostok and other Antarctic subglacial lakes

Nature

Volumn 414, Issue 6864, 2001, Pages 603-609

  Siegert, Martin J ^a   Ellis Evans, J Cynan ^b   Tranter, Martyn ^a   Mayer, Christoph ^c   Petit, Jean Robert ^d   Salamatin, Andrey ^e   Priscu, John C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e KAZAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^f MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRATES; ICE; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTS;

ACCRETED;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

GLACIAL LAKE; ICE SHEET; LAKE WATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ANTARCTICA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER SAMPLING;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; ICE; TIME; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035818966     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/414603a     Document Type: Review

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