Environmental factors influencing the pigment composition of in situ benthic microbial communities in east Antarctic lakes

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-263

  Hodgson, D A ^a   Vyverman, W ^b   Verleyen, E ^b   Sabbe, K ^b   Leavitt, P R ^c   Taton, A ^d   Squier, A H ^e   Keely, B J ^e  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Cyanobacteria; Lakes; Microbial communities; Palaeolimnology; Pigments; Reference data set

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 12344303492     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame037247     Document Type: Article

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