The distribution of microplankton in the McMurdo Dry Valley Lakes, Antarctica: response to ecosystem legacy or present-day climatic controls?

• Published in: Polar biology Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 238 - 249
• Main Authors: ROBERTS, Emily C, PRISCU, John C, WOLF, Craig, LYONS, W. Berry, LAYBOURN-PARRY, Johanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.03.2004; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Chemocline; Climate change; Crustaceans; Fresh water ecosystems; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Lakes; Meromictic lakes; Particular ecosystems; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Synecology; Vertical distribution; Zooplankton; Antarctica; Freshwater environment; Bacterioplankton; Climate; Spatial distribution; Plankton; Ecosystem; Lakes; Polar region; Biomass; Climatic zone

Plankton abundance and biomass were investigated in five lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Lakes Bonney, Fryxell, Joyce, Hoare and Miers. Despite plankton communities being dominated by organisms <100 μm in length, there were striking differences between the lakes, including large var...