Structure of benthic microbial mat assemblages in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica.
Microbial mats are important components of perennially ice-covered Antarctic lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, where they often comprise the dominant biomass in this cold, shaded environment. These lakes represent some of the most extreme lacustrine environments on Earth, including a persistent ice-...
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University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8737 |