Using automated overwinter sampling devices, preserved phytoplankton samples were collected from multiple depths in Lake Fryxell, a permanently ice-covered lake in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Photosynthetic algae (i.e. algae possessing chloroplasts) are maintained in a stable water column throughout winter darkness. The algal taxa "overwinter" in different ways, in a species specific manner. Typical vegetative cells were the most abundant form for all species found in the water column.
Date Range:
1990-04-15 to 1991-09-06
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DOI:
10.6073/pasta/9ecfbd070217e64b9483356aa7be2b6a
Dataset ID:
49