The saline lakes of the Mcmurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 321-348

  Green, William J ^a   Lyons, W Berry ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Chemical evolution; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Metals; Saline lakes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ICE COVER; SALINE LAKE; TRACE METAL; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAKE BONNEY [EAST ANTARCTICA]; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 64249139566     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-008-9052-1     Document Type: Article

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