Changes in fulvic acid redox state through the oxycline of a permanently ice-covered Antarctic lake

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-46

  Fulton, Jennifer R ^a,b   McKnight, Diane M ^b   Foreman, Christine M ^c   Cory, Rose M ^b   Stedmon, Colin ^d   Blunt, Elisabeth ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Humic substances; Iron; Lakes; Manganese; Redox

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FULVIC ACID; ICE LAKE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REDOX CONDITIONS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842482535     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-003-0691-4     Document Type: Article

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