Water geochemistry and sedimentary pigments in northern Victoria Land lakes, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1173-1182

  Borghini, F ^a   Colacevich, A ^a   Bargagli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic lakes; Photosynthetic pigments; Superficial sediments; Water geochemistry

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34447306603     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0274-2     Document Type: Article

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