A study of autotrophic communities in two Victoria Land lakes (Continental Antarctica) using photosynthetic pigments

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 333-340

  Borghini, Francesca ^a   Colacevich, Andrea ^a   Bargagli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algal pigments; Antarctic lakes; EPS; Microbial mats

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL MAT; AUTOTROPHY; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ICE COVER; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PIGMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; EDMONSON POINT; VICTORIA LAND;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77956958618     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2010.333     Document Type: Article

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